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Great graphics for kids

Check out these graphic novels made just for middle grade readers—filled with thrilling stories, memorable characters, and dynamic artwork that brings every adventure to life. 5/13/25

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  • Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on…
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, [2025] — jF
  • Gabby Torres is nine years old and ready to conquer the world. She's already joined the Sea Musketeers, the environmental protection club founded by her idol, Stella Dâiaz, and plans to be their best (and youngest) member ever. Gabby's latest and…
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2025. — jF
  • Saphie

    the One-eyed Cat

    Join Saphie the One-eyed Cat and her fellow house cat siblings as they zoom, scratch, and nap their way through life.
    Graphic Novel, 2025–New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2025- — jF v.2
  • In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn't have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs, and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend David. And…
    Graphic Novel, 2024[Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra Books, [2024] — j 92 Gilligan, Paul
  • Pablo Ortiz is an anxious sixth-grader who had absolutely no idea his locker was a portal to the monster realm, and absolutely no desire to be the hero called to defeat the Aztec goddess who has come through it. Good thing he has new friends…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York, NY : First Second, 2024. — jF
  • The Ribbon Skirt

    a Graphic Novel

    Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by women in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Graphix, an Imprint of Scholastic, 2024. — jF
  • Captain Amazing, the hometown hero of Metro City, is so busy catching criminals that he rarely has time for his pets--he hasn't even noticed they've been developing superpowers of their own! So when he announces that he needs a sidekick, his eager…
    Graphic Novel, 2024–New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, [2024]- — jF v.1
  • Uprooted

    a Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back

    Chan, Ruth, 1980-
    Ruth Chan loves her hometown in Toronto, hanging out with her best friends for life, and snacking on ketchup flavored potato chips, which are the best. What Ruth doesn't love is having to move to Hong Kong after her dad gets a new job there. Her mom…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2024. — j 92 Chan, Ruth
  • Eleven-year-old Tony Weaver, Jr., loves comic books, anime, and video games, and idolizes the heroic, larger-than-life characters he finds there. But his new classmates all think he's a weirdo. Bullied by his peers, Tony struggles with the hurt of…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York, NY : First Second, 2024. — j 92 Weaver, Tony, Jr
  • A middle-grade graphic novel about two best friends who want to be comedians and start a podcast.
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — jF
  • Binh and his family take a trip to a silent meditation retreat, where he learns a lot about himself and how to manage his feelings through Buddhist teachings.
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Little, Brown Ink, 2023. — jF
  • It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling--and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when…
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : First Second, 2023. — jF
  • Marlene loves three things: books, her cool tâia Ruby, and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and 'growing up.' That means straightening her hair every weekend…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : First Second, 2022. — jF
  • Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York, NY : Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — jF
  • Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than to fit in at her new school is to celebrate her grandmother, A-mâa's seventieth birthday together. Since she cant go to A-mâa, Cici cooks up a plan to…
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York, NY : Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — jF
  • Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants…
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2020. — jF
  • Olive clicks with everyone in the fifth grade, until one day she doesn't. When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she begins to panic, wondering why all her friends have already formed their own groups without her.…
    Graphic Novel, 2019Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — jF
  • Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of…
    Graphic Novel, 2019New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2019. — jF
  • A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of "Anya's Ghost" that tells a relatable story about navigating one's own culture, struggling to belong, and the value of true friendship.
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : First Second, 2018. — jF
  • The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
    Graphic Novel, 2014New York : Amulet Books, 2014. — jF