21 Best graphic novels books like Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans by Sammy Lisel

Cover of Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans by Sammy Lisel

Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

By: Sammy Lisel

4.51

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories …

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Cover of Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) by Sunny   .

1. Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

By: Sunny .

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Tapas Media, the same webtoon platform that brought you Magical Boy, comes Rainbow!, a new LGB… read more

Similar categories in Sunny .'s Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
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2. 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 Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • 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

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

3. 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 Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Sunhead by Alex Assan

4. Sunhead

By: Alex Assan

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more

Similar categories in Alex Assan's Sunhead book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by The Kao

5. The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics

By: The Kao

4.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their pers… read more

Similar categories in The Kao's The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • memoir
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2) by Lewis Hancox

6. Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sequel to the Indie bestseller WELCOME TO ST. HELL, Lewis Hancox tells the hilarious, inspi… read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2) book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • biography
  • memoir
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image by Siobhan  Gallagher

7. Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image

By: Siobhan Gallagher

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher’s humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journe… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Gallagher's Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

8. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter

9. Upstaged: A Graphic Novel

By: Robin Easter

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In a summer of goodbyes and new beginnings, shy Ashton Price hopes to confess to their theater camp… read more

Similar categories in Robin Easter's Upstaged: A Graphic Novel book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

10. 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 Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Lavender Clouds by Bex Ollerton

11. Lavender Clouds

By: Bex Ollerton

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lavender Clouds is a collection of autobiographical comics about mental health, neurodiversity and … read more

Similar categories in Bex Ollerton's Lavender Clouds book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe

12. Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

By: Maia Kobabe

4.47

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling… read more

Similar categories in Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of The New Girl (The New Girl #1) by Cassandra Calin

13. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Ready or Not by Andi  Porretta

14. Ready or Not

By: Andi Porretta

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An anxious teen hopes that a summer of adventure and offbeat dares will keep her friend group toget… read more

Similar categories in Andi Porretta's Ready or Not book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

15. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

16. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

Similar categories in Bex Ollerton's Sensory: Life on the Spectrum book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • anthologies
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Age 16 by Rosena Fung

17. Age 16

By: Rosena Fung

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing dow… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Age 16 book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

18. 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

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang

19. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
Cover of Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans by Sammy Lisel

20. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

By: Sammy Lisel

4.51

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories … read more

Similar categories in Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • biography
  • memoir
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Youth Group by Jordan  Morris

21. Youth Group

By: Jordan Morris

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County Califo… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Morris's Youth Group book and Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

  • graphic novels
  • comics

7 must-read nonfiction books like Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans by Sammy Lisel

Transform Your Habits

The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics

The Kao

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2)

Lewis Hancox

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image

Siobhan Gallagher

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Lavender Clouds

Bex Ollerton

4.07

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The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

4.38

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Freshman Year

Sarah Mai

3.76

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Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

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