28 must-read graphic novels books like Julian in Purgatory by Jon Allen

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Julian in Purgatory

By: Jon Allen

3.31

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

Julian is going to change his life! Get off the couch, get a job, stop disappointing everyone he lo…

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Cover of Robot Dreams by Sara Varon

1. Robot Dreams

By: Sara Varon

3.84

Format: 179 pages,

Richly endearing and full of surprises, Robot Dreamsfollows an ill-fated friendship between a dog a… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Good Times are Killing Me by Lynda Barry

2. The Good Times are Killing Me

By: Lynda Barry

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nationally syndicated cartoonist Lynda Barry's moving, quirky and honest first novel about a young … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics

3. Illegal: A graphic novel telling one boy's epic journey to Europe

By: Eoin Colfer , Andrew Donkin , Giovanni Rigano

4.25

Format: 432 pages,

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4. A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return

By: Edward Gauvin , Zeina Abirached

3.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a norma… read more

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5. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

By: Joe Hill , Gabriel Rodríguez

4.15

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Kids always think they're coming into a story at the beginning, when usually they're coming in at the end."

-Joe Hill, Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

Cover of The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

6. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

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7. The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

By: N.D. Stevenson

4.02

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

From N.D. Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivati… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
"Ï'm learning to put away the diamond exterior and let people get close again. To be good up close instead of from a distance. I'm letting myself be happy."

-N.D. Stevenson, The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

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8. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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9. Pilu of the Woods

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.24

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home from debut author/illustrator M… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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10. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

11. 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
"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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12. A Gift for a Ghost

By: Borja González

3.27

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

An untalented punk band and a parallel dimension—what could go wrong?   In Borja González’s stunni… read more

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"And the path is shorter if you know the destination."

-Borja González, A Gift for a Ghost

"If you were an artist, wouldn't you want to have your studio in the Louvre?"

-Borja González, A Gift for a Ghost

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13. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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14. Sabrina

By: Nick Drnaso

3.83

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Rate your overall mood from 1 to 5, 1 being poor. R… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"There you are."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"Just remember that crisis leads to opportunity."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"A lot of people are able to turn their grief into something positive. Maybe you’re destined for some kind of job in law enforcement."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"What if an American citizen needs to disappear, for reasons that might never be revealed to you, and you are involved, even peripherally, in the plot? Are you willing to participate in a crime like t…"

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

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15. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Thieves by Lucie Bryon

16. Thieves

By: Lucie Bryon

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"I'm not just your friend when everything is going well. I'm your friend through the crappy times too."

-Lucie Bryon, Thieves

Cover of Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte

17. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

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18. Rave

By: Jessica Campbell

3.65

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of chur… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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19. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

By: Adrian Tomine

4.01

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

A COMEDIC MEMOIR ABOUT FANDOM, FAME, AND OTHER EMBARRASSMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES B… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Sé que os vais a divertir mucho, que vais a vivir experiencias asombrosas y que encararéis cualquier reto con entereza y valentía. Por favor, haced todo lo posible por ser bondadosas, curiosas, pecul…"

-Adrian Tomine, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

20. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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21. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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22. Maybe an Artist

By: Liz Montague

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be pub… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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23. 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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24. High School

By: Tegan Quin

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twin… read more

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"I had never considered what it would be like to be in love until I was in it."

-Tegan Quin, High School

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25. 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Secret Life by Theo Ellsworth

26. Secret Life

By: Theo Ellsworth

3.93

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

An uncanny and eye-opening journey into a mysterious building, adapted from a short story by Jeff V… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel by Natalie Andrewson

27. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel

By: Natalie Andrewson

3.95

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Natalie Andrewson brings E.T.A. Hoffmann’s surreal and fantastical story to life like never before … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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28. Hell Phone, Book 1

By: Benji Nate

3.88

Format: 160 pages, ebook

Sissy and Lola are best friends, next-door neighbors, and now… murder solvers? When Sissy picks up … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy by J.M. Ken Niimura

29. Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy

By: J.M. Ken Niimura

3.61

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a collection of three stories from Ken Niimura that are rooted … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Julian in Purgatory by Jon  Allen

30. Julian in Purgatory

By: Jon Allen

3.31

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

Julian is going to change his life! Get off the couch, get a job, stop disappointing everyone he lo… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter by Brea  Grant

31. Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter

By: Brea Grant

3.83

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Angsty teenager Mary Shelley is not interested in carrying on her family’s celebrated legacy of bei… read more

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26 Top comics books like Julian in Purgatory by Jon Allen

Transform Your Habits

Robot Dreams

Sara Varon

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Good Times are Killing Me

Lynda Barry

3.09

Transform Your Habits

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

Joe Hill , Gabriel Rodríguez

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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