5 must-read coming of age books like No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant

Cover of No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant

No Ivy League

By: Hazel Newlevant

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

When 17-year-old Hazel Newlevant takes a summer job clearing ivy from the forest in her home town o…

If you liked the coming of age plot in No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley

1. Displacement: A Travelogue

By: Lucy Knisley

3.92

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

In her graphic memoirs, New York Times-best selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley paints a warts-and-all … read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Displacement: A Travelogue book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels
  • comics

2. i love this part

By: Tillie Walden

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Two girls in a small town in the USA kill time together as they try to get through their days at s… read more

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3. Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir

By: Maggie Thrash

1.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

All-girl camp. First love. First heartbreak. At once romantic and devastating, brutally honest and … read more

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4. I Am Not Starfire

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.41

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Harley … read more

Similar categories in Mariko Tamaki's I Am Not Starfire book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
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5. Supper Club

By: Jackie Morrow

3.51

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Nora, Lili, and Iris are seniors at Seaside High. Their differing schedules and mounting extracurri… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Morrow's Supper Club book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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7. 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 Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • contemporary
  • queer
"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

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8. Us

By: Sara Soler

4.37

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

¿Qué pasa cuando la vida que tenías asumida da un giro de 180 grados? Nada... Y también todo. Us es… read more

Similar categories in Sara Soler's Us book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
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9. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

By: Laura Gao

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more

Similar categories in Laura Gao's Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

10. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
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11. Witchlight

By: Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Jessi Zabarsky's lushly illustrated shoujo-adventure comic that introduces Lelek the witch as she b… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Zabarsky's Witchlight book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

12. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Forest Hills Bootleg Society

By: Dave Baker

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Set in 2005, this gorgeously illustrated, funny, and honest graphic novel follows four teens who st… read more

Similar categories in Dave Baker's Forest Hills Bootleg Society book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis

14. Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith

By: Grace Ellis

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A fictional and complex portrait of bestselling author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing … read more

Similar categories in Grace Ellis's Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

15. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. The Greatest Thing

By: Sarah Winifred Searle

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1) by Tegan Quin

17. Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1)

By: Tegan Quin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

AN INDIE BESTSELLER From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes a contemporary middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Tegan Quin's Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1) book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

18. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

Similar categories in Marika McCoola's Slip book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. Ruined

By: Sarah Vaughn

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Bridgerton comes a Regency-era romance graphic novel about the unexpected passion that … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Vaughn's Ruined book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Sunflowers by Keezy  Young

20. Sunflowers

By: Keezy Young

4.45

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

An autobiographical comic about one person's experience living with bipolar I disorder. From mania … read more

Similar categories in Keezy Young's Sunflowers book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant

21. No Ivy League

By: Hazel Newlevant

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

When 17-year-old Hazel Newlevant takes a summer job clearing ivy from the forest in her home town o… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League book and Hazel Newlevant's No Ivy League

  • teen
  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

10 must-read fiction books like No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant

Transform Your Habits

I Am Not Starfire

Mariko Tamaki

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Supper Club

Jackie Morrow

3.51

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Witchlight

Jessi Zabarsky

3.52

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Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

Jessica Walton

3.99

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Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Moth Keeper

Kay O'Neill

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

Transform Your Habits

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Balazs Lorinczi

3.69

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