Middle School Graphic Novels
Apocalypse
The last kids on Earth and the midnight blade by Max Brallier & Douglas Holgate.
Apocalypse taco : a graphic novel by Nathan Hale.
Fantasy Worlds
The moth keeper by K. O’Neill.
City of dragons: The awakening storm, 1 by Jaimal Yogis ; illustrated by Vivian Truong.
Friends & Family Drama
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter.
Tegan and Sara : junior high by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin ; pictures by Tillie Walden.
Apple crush by Lucy Knisley ; colored by Whitney Cogar.
Cultural Heritage
Enlighten me by Minh Lê ; illustrated by Chan Chau.
Mexikid : a graphic memoir by Pedro Martin.
¡Ay, Mija! : my bilingual summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs.
The Outdoors
Pilu of the woods by Mai K. Nguyen ; edited by Robin Herrera ; designed by Kate Z. Stone.
Survive in the outdoors! by Mike Lawrence.
Camp Midnight by Steven T. Seagle ; drawn by Jason Adam Katzenstein.
Cooking
Measuring up by Lily LaMotte ; Ann Xu ; colors by Sunmi.
Let’s make ramen! : a comic book cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan.
Family style : memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham.
Minecraft Fans
Minecraft : the crash by Tracey Baptiste.
Minecraft: wither without you by Kristen Gudsnuk.
Atypical Fairytales
The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich by Deya Muniz.
The prince and the dressmaker by Jen Wang.
Telgemeir Fans
Best friends by Shannon Hale ; artwork by LeUyen Pham ; color by Hilary Sycamore.
Positively Izzy by Terri Libenson.
Click by Kayla Miller ; [translation, Ana Belén Fletes Varela].
Sunny side up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm ; with color by Lark Pien.
Outer Space
The Mars challenge by Alison Wilgus and Wyeth Yates.
Red’s planet by Eddie Pittman.
Stephen McCranie’s Space Boy, Volume 1 by Stephen McCranie.
Honorable Mention
Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega ; art by Rose Bousamra.
Compiled by Stacey Paynter in November 2023.
