12 Top juvenile books like The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel Elliott

Cover of The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel    Elliott

The Real Riley Mayes

By: Rachel Elliott

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about friendship, identity, and embra…

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Cover of Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case

1. Little Monarchs

By: Jonathan Case

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel adventure tells the story of 10-year-old Elvie and her crucial mission to save h… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Case's Little Monarchs book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat

2. 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

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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 Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
"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 Speak Up! by Rebecca    Burgess

4. Speak Up!

By: Rebecca Burgess

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Burgess's Speak Up! book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

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

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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

Cover of Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

6. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

Cover of Squished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd

7. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

8. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

By: Gale Galligan

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Freestyle: A Graphic Novel book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Duel by Jessixa Bagley

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 Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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 Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

11. Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

12. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

13. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

14. Ride On

By: Faith Erin Hicks

4.04

Format: 224 pages, None

In Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burn… read more

Similar categories in Faith Erin Hicks's Ride On book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Hoops: A Graphic Novel by Matt Tavares

15. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Hoops: A Graphic Novel book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Cool Code (The Cool Code, 1) by Deirdre Langeland

16. The Cool Code (The Cool Code, 1)

By: Deirdre Langeland

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this funny and heartfelt slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Mill… read more

Similar categories in Deirdre Langeland's The Cool Code (The Cool Code, 1) book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"In real life, there are no do-overs."

-Deirdre Langeland, The Cool Code (The Cool Code, 1)

Cover of Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) by Wendy Mass

17. 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

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5) by Maria Scrivan

18. All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5)

By: Maria Scrivan

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A companion to the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough! Nat's class trip i… read more

Similar categories in Maria Scrivan's All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5) book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Play Like a Girl by Misty  Wilson

19. Play Like a Girl

By: Misty Wilson

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town’s fo… read more

Similar categories in Misty Wilson's Play Like a Girl book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
"There was no way the boys were gonna keep me on the sidelines. If they could play football, so could I. I was just gonna have to sign up, too."

-Misty Wilson, Play Like a Girl

Cover of Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis

20. Smaller Sister

By: Maggie Edkins Willis

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Buzzing by Samuel Sattin

21. Buzzing

By: Samuel Sattin

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Sattin's Buzzing book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett

22. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza

By: Mac Barnett

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As seen on The TODAY Show! New York Times bestselling Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

23. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen

24. 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

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic by Sophie Escabasse

25. Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.24

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

You can take a witch out of Brooklyn . . . and put her in the woods? As if learning magic wasn’t ha… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong

26. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

Similar categories in Jade Armstrong's Scout Is Not a Band Kid book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) by Nora Dåsnes

27. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)

By: Nora Dåsnes

4.34

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more

Similar categories in Nora Dåsnes's Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Star Knights by Kay Davault

28. Star Knights

By: Kay Davault

4.26

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A simple frog who wants to become a legendary knight finds himself on a magical journey. From the c… read more

Similar categories in Kay Davault's Star Knights book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel    Elliott

29. The Real Riley Mayes

By: Rachel Elliott

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about friendship, identity, and embra… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • queer
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Next Stop by Debbie Fong

30. 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

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Twin Cities by José Pimienta

31. Twin Cities

By: José Pimienta

3.69

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Being twins means having a best friend forever . . . But when one twin goes to school in Mexico and… read more

Similar categories in José Pimienta's Twin Cities book and Rachel Elliott's The Real Riley Mayes

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction

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Jonathan Case

4.19

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Reimena Yee

3.93

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4.21

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