18 must-read graphic novels books like Phoebe's Diary by Phoebe Wahl

Cover of Phoebe's Diary by Phoebe Wahl

Phoebe's Diary

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Drawn from real life, here is a bracingly honest illustrated diary of…

If you liked the graphic novels plot in Phoebe's Diary by Phoebe Wahl , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Roaming by Jillian Tamaki

1. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

2. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • romance
  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

3. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • biography memoir
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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4. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

Cover of The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin Franklin

5. The Hills of Estrella Roja

By: Ashley Robin Franklin

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dr… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Roja book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
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6. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

7. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

8. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian

9. This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

By: Navied Mahdavian

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a h… read more

Similar categories in Navied Mahdavian's This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • biography memoir
Cover of Mall Goth by Kate Leth

10. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

Similar categories in Kate Leth's Mall Goth book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

Cover of Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo

11. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen  Ferguson

12. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Firebird by Sunmi

13. Firebird

By: Sunmi

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Sunmi's gorgeous two-color teen graphic novel debut examines the power of resilience and reinventio… read more

Similar categories in Sunmi's Firebird book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • romance
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Phoebe's Diary by Phoebe Wahl

14. Phoebe's Diary

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Drawn from real life, here is a bracingly honest illustrated diary of… read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • romance
  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Freshman Year by Sarah Mai

15. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of 49 Days by Agnes   Lee

16. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

Similar categories in Agnes Lee's 49 Days book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley

17. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold

18. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Be That Way by Hope Larson

19. Be That Way

By: Hope Larson

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Christine keeps a journal of an eventful year in her life in mid-90s, while jugg… read more

Similar categories in Hope Larson's Be That Way book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • romance
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

20. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger

21. How It All Ends

By: Emma Hunsinger

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. It’s far more enterta… read more

Similar categories in Emma Hunsinger's How It All Ends book and Phoebe Wahl's Phoebe's Diary

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary

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Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Huda F Cares?

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Dave Eggers

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