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Kristy's Great Idea: Full-Color Edition

Ann M. Martin - GRAPHIX
Format: Paperback

This graphic novel adapted by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, is now available in full color! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever...
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Awkward

Svetlana Chmakova - Yen Press
Format: Hardcover

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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Lumberjanes Vol. 1

Noelle Stevenson - BOOM! Box
Format: Paperback

Five best friends spending the summer at Lumberjane scout camp...defeating yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons...what's not to love?!Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane...
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Dear Sweet Pea

Julie Murphy - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

The first middle grade novel from Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin' (now a popular Netflix film) , is a funny, heartwarming story perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Ali Benjamin, and Holly Goldberg Sloan.Patricia "Sweet Pea" DiMarco wasn't sure...
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Penny Draws a Best Friend

Sara Shepard - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated new middle grade series about friendship, feelings, and finding your people, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard.. Why does the cubby room always smell like farts? Who etched the words "I Am Bug Man" inside my desk?...
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The Cardboard Kingdom

Chad Sell - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

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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Pawcasso

Remy Lai
Format: Hardcover

Pie in the SkyPawcassoEvery Saturday, Pawcasso trots into town with a basket, a shopping list, and cash in paw to buy groceries for his family. One day, he passes eleven-year-old Jo, peering out the window of her house, bored and lonely. Astonished by the sight of an adorable basket-toting...
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Roller Girl

Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Paperback

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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Jellaby, Volume 1

Kean Soo - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Paperback

Quiet, brilliant Portia has just moved to a new neighborhood with her mom. Adjusting to life without a father is hard enough, but school is boring and her classmates are standoffish -- and even Portia's mom is strangely distant. But things start looking up when Portia mounts a late-night...
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Be Prepared

Vera Brosgol - Turtleback Books
Format: Library Binding

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...
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Roll with It

Jamie Sumner - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"A big-hearted story thats as sweet as it is awesome." - R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder "An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle...
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Cici's Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training

Joris Chamblain - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She's been watching them and taking notes. Everybody has one special secret, Cici figures, and if you want to write about people, you need to understand what's hiding inside them. But now she's discovered...
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Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends: (A Graphic Novel)

FRANCINE PASCAL - Random House Graphic
Format: Paperback

Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school . . . but are they ready to take on each other? The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley returns in these all-new graphic novel adaptations!Jessica and Elizabeth have always been inseparable twins, but starting middle...
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Living With Viola

Rosena Fung - Annick Press
Format: Hardcover

Heartbreakingly honest and quietly funny, this #ownvoices graphic novel from a debut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the trials of middle school. Livy is already having trouble fitting in as the new girl at school - and then there's...
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Fake Blood

Whitney Gardner - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

A middle schooler comes head-to-head with his vampire slayer crush in this laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel that's a perfect coming-of-age story for anyone who's ever felt too young, too small, or too average.It's the beginning of the new school year and AJ feels like everyone...
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As the Crow Flies

Melanie Gillman - Iron Circus Comics
Format: Paperback

A queer, black teenager finds herself stranded in a dangerous and unfamiliar place: an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp.
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Stargazing

Jen Wang
Format: Hardcover

Best Graphic Novels of 2019 One of NPR's Best Books of 2019BOOKLIST 2019 Editors' ChoiceMoon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine...
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All's Faire in Middle School

Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

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...
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Making Friends

Kristen Gudsnuk - Graphix
Format: Paperback

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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Real Friends

Shannon Hale - First Second
Format: Hardcover

"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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