Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb ―the fascinating and…
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1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- history
- nonfiction
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
2. Something Like Home
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more
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- middle grade
3. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
- nonfiction
4. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- middle grade
5. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
- nonfiction
"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
6. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
8. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)
By: Wendy Mass
4.14
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
9. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- world war ii
- historical
- middle grade
- war
10. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- middle grade
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
11. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- middle grade
12. Two Tribes
By: Emily Bowen Cohen
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
13. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
By: Estelle Nadel
4.48
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more
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- history
- historical
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
14. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
By: Candace Fleming
4.15
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more
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- history
- historical
- middle grade
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
15. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb ―the fascinating and… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- war
- world war ii
- comics
- nonfiction
- science
16. Continental Drifter
By: Kathy MacLeod
4.15
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
- nonfiction
17. Next Stop
By: Debbie Fong
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
18. Mid-Air
By: Alicia D. Williams
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more
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- middle grade
19. Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account
By: Ernesto Saade
3.95
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
"This is the story of Carlos and Elena, the story of thousands, the story of my country . . . This … read more
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- graphic novels
- nonfiction
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
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- graphic novels
- comics
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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
