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If you enjoyed Raina Telgemeier's "Smile" series of realistic graphic novels then give the following graphic novels a try! All feature the ups and downs of middle school relationships--from friendships to crushes to family.
*Many titles are the first in a series!
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Click
Kayla Miller - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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For fans of Smile and Real Friends comes a debut graphic novel about friendship and finding where you "click" in middle school.Olive wants to get in on the act . . .. . . Any act! Olive "clicks" with everyone in the fifth grade - until one day she doesn't.... |
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Awkward
Svetlana Chmakova - Yen Press
Format: Hardcover
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Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into a quiet... |
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The Breakaways
Cathy G. Johnson - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. To her surprise, Amanda, a popular eighth grader, convinces her to join the school soccer team, the Bloodhounds. Having never played soccer in her life, Faith ends up on the C team, a ragtag group that's... |
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Invisible Emmie
TERRI LIBENSON - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben Award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries. This is the story of two totally different girls... |
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Making Friends
Kristen Gudsnuk - Graphix
Format: Paperback
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Sometimes making a friend is a lot easier than keeping one!Sixth grade was SO much easier for Danny. All her friends were in the same room and she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes... |
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Roll with It
Jamie Sumner - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." - R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected... |
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Stargazing
Jen Wang - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo, from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both... |
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According to Aggie
Mary Richards Beaumont - American Girl
Format: Paperback
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As far as 11-year-old Aggie knows, everything is great. Friends, school, family ... all are fine and fun and predictable. But one random day, Aggie's longtime friend Fiona starts to pull away, canceling plans and acting, well, kind of different. It's not like anything happened -- or did it? There... |
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Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Paperback
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The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby - perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeiers Smile! For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything... |
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Real Friends
Shannon Hale - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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"Fresh and funny." -- New York Times Book ReviewNewbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends -- and why it's worth the journey.When best... |
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All's Faire in Middle School
Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Paperback
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Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! The Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl is back with a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire. Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents... |
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The Cardboard Kingdom
Chad Sell - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All's Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity."A... |
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Nightlights
Lorena Alvarez - Nobrow Press
Format: Hardcover
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A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTIONEvery night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning brings them back to life in the whimsical drawings that cover her room.One... |
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El Deafo
Cece Bell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Paperback
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The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell El Deafo is now streaming on Apple TV . The Guardian called the animated series: "Sweet, funny, poignant and definitely not just for kids." Starting at a new school is scary,... |
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Be Prepared
VERA BROSGOL - First Second
Format: Paperback
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All Vera wants to do is fit in -- but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range... |
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New Kid
Jerry Craft - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more... |
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To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
Siena Cherson Siegel - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Dancers are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was six -- and her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance class in Boston, to her debut performance on stage with the New York City Ballet. Twirl... |
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Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
Robin Ha - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life - perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo.For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single... |
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