19 Top graphic novels books like Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton

Cover of Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton

Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

By: Jay Jay Patton

3.64

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A stunning graphic novel memoir about growing up with an incarcerated parent. " ...Your dad is com…

If you liked the graphic novels plot in Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Timid by Jonathan Todd

1. Timid

By: Jonathan Todd

3.57

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Todd's Timid book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey

2. Wires Crossed

By: Beth Fantaskey

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A smart and funny slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller about n… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter

3. 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) by Sarah Sax

4. Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2)

By: Sarah Sax

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of The New Girl (The New Girl #1) by Cassandra Calin

5. 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim

6. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle

7. Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel

By: Rex Ogle

4.12

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

From Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, the creators of Four Eyes, comes the second book in this humorous an… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • comics
Cover of Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

8. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • middle grade
Cover of Taxi Ghost: A Graphic Novel by Sophie Escabasse

9. Taxi Ghost: A Graphic Novel

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

At a certain age, every kid expects growth spurts and puberty...but no one mentioned the ability to… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Taxi Ghost: A Graphic Novel book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of We Are Big Time by Hena Khan

10. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Deer Run Home by Ann Clare LeZotte

11. Deer Run Home

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Effie is Deaf, and no one in her family speaks sign language, her language. This heart-filled story… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Deer Run Home book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • middle grade
Cover of Pearl by Sherri L. Smith

12. Pearl

By: Sherri L. Smith

3.94

Format: None pages, None

In a beautifully crafted and captivating graphic novel from award-winning writer Sherri L. Smith an… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger

13. 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

Similar categories in Emma Hunsinger's How It All Ends book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr.

14. Weirdo

By: Tony Weaver Jr.

4.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From rising star Tony Weaver, Jr. comes a middle-grade graphic novel memoir about an awkward pretee… read more

Similar categories in Tony Weaver Jr.'s Weirdo book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Knots by Colleen Frakes

15. Knots

By: Colleen Frakes

3.56

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In this semiautobiographical graphic novel from award-winning cartoonist Colleen Frakes, Norah must… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Frakes's Knots book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton

16. Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

By: Jay Jay Patton

3.64

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A stunning graphic novel memoir about growing up with an incarcerated parent. " ...Your dad is com… read more

Similar categories in Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • contemporary
Cover of Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan

17. Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back

By: Ruth Chan

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of New Kid and A First Time for Everything, a joyful and tearful debut middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Chan's Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • family
Cover of The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel by Cameron Mukwa

18. The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel

By: Cameron Mukwa

4.07

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A joyful coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel by debut Indigenous creator Cameron Mukwa about t… read more

Similar categories in Cameron Mukwa's The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Visitations by Corey Egbert

19. Visitations

By: Corey Egbert

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by true events, this haunting yet hopeful young adult graphic novel weaves together family… read more

Similar categories in Corey Egbert's Visitations book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • family
Cover of The Squad (The Tryout #2) by Christina Soontornvat

20. The Squad (The Tryout #2)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Break out your pom poms! The highly anticipated, stand-alone companion to the instant #1 bestseller… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Squad (The Tryout #2) book and Jay Jay Patton's Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • contemporary
Cover of Fresh Start by Gale Galligan

21. Fresh Start

By: Gale Galligan

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan comes a funny and vibrant semi-autobiographica… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade

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