8 best-selling lgbt books like Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1) by Natalie Riess

Cover of Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1) by Natalie Riess

Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

By: Natalie Riess

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Penny swears that when she was a little girl, a creature called the Bawk-ness Monster―half sea serp…

If you liked the lgbt plot in Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1) by Natalie Riess , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs

1. Ghost Roast

By: Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossib… read more

Similar categories in Shawnelle Gibbs's Ghost Roast book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment

2. Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures

By: Jason Pamment

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From Treasure in the Lake ’s Jason Pamment comes a story of friendship and self-discovery, in a gor… read more

Similar categories in Jason Pamment's Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee

3. My Aunt Is a Monster

By: Reimena Yee

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't me… read more

Similar categories in Reimena Yee's My Aunt Is a Monster book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"And I'll have to stay home. For another nine or ten years or who knows how long.. Till I'm old enough to move out and travel on my own. It's just "sigh" I don't know if I can wait that long. And I do…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

"Aunty Whimsy: I've visited forests under the sea, savored cotton candy pink tea, and met the pope of a very small country! And these are only some of the many special things our world has to offer--i…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

Cover of Ghost Book by Remy Lai

4. Ghost Book

By: Remy Lai

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Ghost Book book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke

5. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi

6. Saving Sunshine

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.06

Format: 224 pages, ebook

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Saving Sunshine book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1) by Sharee Miller

7. Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1)

By: Sharee Miller

4.26

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four… read more

Similar categories in Sharee Miller's Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1) by Meggie Ramm

8. Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1)

By: Meggie Ramm

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A new graphic novel series for emerging readers about accepting yourself and others from up-and-com… read more

Similar categories in Meggie Ramm's Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fantasy
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9. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

10. 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 Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Squire & Knight (Squire & Knight, #1) by Scott Chantler

11. Squire & Knight (Squire & Knight, #1)

By: Scott Chantler

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A young squire tackles mysteries, monsters and magic, but the inept knight he serves takes the cred… read more

Similar categories in Scott Chantler's Squire & Knight (Squire & Knight, #1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Out There (A Graphic Novel) by Seaerra Miller

12. Out There (A Graphic Novel)

By: Seaerra Miller

3.73

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

A touching, out-of-this-world graphic novel about a daughter, her father, and the aliens that may o… read more

Similar categories in Seaerra Miller's Out There (A Graphic Novel) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1) by Jeremy Whitley

13. The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1)

By: Jeremy Whitley

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A nonbinary middle schooler saves a dog from bullies and is offered the chance to become the Dog Kn… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Whitley's The Dog Knight (The Dog Knight, 1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham  Annable

14. Eerie Tales from the School of Screams

By: Graham Annable

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the director of the Oscar-nominated movie Boxtrolls comes a middle grade horror anthology that… read more

Similar categories in Graham Annable's Eerie Tales from the School of Screams book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams

15. Look on the Bright Side

By: Lily Williams

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The creators of Eisner-nominated Go With the Flow Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann are back with … read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's Look on the Bright Side book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn: Spell of a Time by Sophie Escabasse

16. Witches of Brooklyn: Spell of a Time

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.10

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

School is back in session, and that means new friends, new lessons, and NEW MAGIC! Readers and revi… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn: Spell of a Time book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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17. Dungeon Critters

By: Natalie Riess

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter's Dungeon Critters is a middle-grade graphic novel about a gang of a… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Riess's Dungeon Critters book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, the Graphic Novel by Chris Grabenstein

18. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, the Graphic Novel

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, the Graphic Novel book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

19. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3) by Flavia Z. Drago

20. Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.30

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes a charmingly spooky celebrati… read more

Similar categories in Flavia Z. Drago's Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp

21. Ink Girls

By: Marieke Nijkamp

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Ink Girls book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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22. Dear Rosie

By: Meghan Boehman

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming graphic novel about middle grade friendship, loss, and moving on in the spirit of St… read more

Similar categories in Meghan Boehman's Dear Rosie book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
"I had to find myself again before I could find you."

-Meghan Boehman, Dear Rosie

Cover of Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1) by Natalie Riess

23. Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

By: Natalie Riess

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Penny swears that when she was a little girl, a creature called the Bawk-ness Monster―half sea serp… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Housecat Trouble (Housecat Trouble #1) by Mason Dickerson

24. Housecat Trouble (Housecat Trouble #1)

By: Mason Dickerson

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

When a scaredy-housecat is home alone for the first time, he and his furry friends are forced to fa… read more

Similar categories in Mason Dickerson's Housecat Trouble (Housecat Trouble #1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Shakti by S.J. Sindu

25. Shakti

By: S.J. Sindu

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A fierce, feminist, and fun middle grade fantasy graphic novel about a twelve-year-old Indian Ameri… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Sindu's Shakti book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fantasy
Cover of Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel by Nidhi Chanani

26. Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel

By: Nidhi Chanani

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

First in a series, Nidhi Chanani’s Super Boba Café is a sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color … read more

Similar categories in Nidhi Chanani's Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Misfit Mansion by Kay Davault

27. Misfit Mansion

By: Kay Davault

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends meets Hilda and the Troll in this spooky and sweet middle grade… read more

Similar categories in Kay Davault's Misfit Mansion book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"A home for any horror in need - ghosts, monsters, three-headed dragons, you name it."

-Kay Davault, Misfit Mansion

Cover of Meesh the Bad Demon (Meesh the Bad Demon #1) by Michelle  Lam

28. Meesh the Bad Demon (Meesh the Bad Demon #1)

By: Michelle Lam

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A tale of unlikely heroes and myths is made real in this debut graphic novel series about a "bad" d… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Lam's Meesh the Bad Demon (Meesh the Bad Demon #1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim

29. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

Similar categories in Violet Chan Karim's Summer Vamp book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Grace Needs Space! by Benjamin A. Wilgus

30. Grace Needs Space!

By: Benjamin A. Wilgus

3.68

Format: None pages, None

In this SF adventure, Grace is excited to spend the weekend away from her overbearing mother and fi… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin A. Wilgus's Grace Needs Space! book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of DnDoggos: Get the Party Started (DnDoggos, 1) by Scout Underhill

31. DnDoggos: Get the Party Started (DnDoggos, 1)

By: Scout Underhill

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Four adorable dogs are tail-waggingly excited to play their favorite role-playing game in Get the … read more

Similar categories in Scout Underhill's DnDoggos: Get the Party Started (DnDoggos, 1) book and Natalie Riess's Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy

29 must-read fiction books like Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster (Cryptid Kids, 1) by Natalie Riess

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Jason Pamment

4.07

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My Aunt Is a Monster

Reimena Yee

3.93

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Ghost Book

Remy Lai

4.09

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Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Remy Lai

4.09

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Ben Hatke

4.23

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Saadia Faruqi

4.06

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