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Middle Grade Graphic Novels

Doodleville
Sell, Chad
For fans of Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward and Raina Telgemeier's Smile comes an inventive new story from Cardboard Kingdom creator Chad Sell about a group of young artists who must work together when one of their own creations becomes a monster.

Drew is just a regular...

Item No. 9781984894717
$12.99
Doodleville #2 Art Attacks
Sell, Chad


Drew and her mischievous doodles are back--and planning a heist-in-reverse at the Art Institute of Chicago--in the sequel to Doodleville, which Lincoln Peirce calls "a masterpiece."

Drew never meant for this to happen. She didn't mean for her doodle Mike to steal the...

Item No. 9781984894748
$12.99
Drama
Telgemeier, Raina
From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, and Guts!

Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't...

Item No. 9781338801897
$12.99
Drawing Lesson: Graphic Novel That Teaches You How to Draw
Crilley, Mark
Read This Comic and Start Drawing Today! Nominated for a 2017 Eisner Award

For the first time ever, drawing instructor and graphic novelist Mark Crilley brings his easy-to-follow artistic instruction to aspiring artists in the form of a comic book, providing you with a one-of-a-...
Item No. 9780385346337
$18.99
Duel
Bagley, Jessixa
A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic novel sure to appeal to readers of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale.

Sixth grader Lucy loves fantasy novels and is brand-new to middle school. GiGi is the undisputed queen bee of eighth...

Item No. 9781534496545
$14.99
Dungeon Critters
Goetter, Sara

Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter's Dungeon Critters is a middle-grade graphic novel about a gang of adorable animal friends on a D...

Item No. 9781250195470
$15.99
El Deafo PB-Autographed

Cece Bell's #1 New York Times Bestseller graphic novel El Deafo is the origin story of a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid becoming a superhero.

A John Newbery Medal Winner

Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!

Starting at a new school is scary,...

Item No. 9817428
$15.99
Enlighten Me
Lê, Minh
Award-winning author Minh Lê and New York Times bestselling illustrator Chan Chau team up for a fun and enlightening graphic novel about one kid's journey to finding inner peace and belonging. Perfect for fans of Measuring Up and New Kid.

When Bình fights...

Item No. 9780759555488
$12.99
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Graphic Novel
Grabenstein, Chris
The BESTSELLING book is now a full color, fun packed GRAPHIC NOVEL!

The Lemoncello books have spent over 100 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and are on 44 State Award Lists!

Find out if game loving Kyle Keeley can escape from what James Patterson calls "...

Item No. 9780593484869
$13.99
First Cat in Space #2: Soup of Doom
Barnett, Mac

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the second volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Secret tales of woe, hilarious new characters, and dangerous plans of sabotage will keep readers delighted and laughing until the...

Item No. 9780063084117
$16.99
First Test Graphic Novel
Pierce, Tamora
This eagerly awaited graphic novel adaptation of the iconic fantasy novel First Test reimagines the classic knight's tale, but with a twist. In a world not quite ready for her ambition, a determined girl seeks knighthood and finds herself on a mission to prove it.

Keladry is the...

Item No. 9780307931573
$17.99
Freestyle
Galligan, Gale

  Staff Pick

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friendship, family, and the last hurrahs of middle school.

Cory's dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It's the last one before they graduate eighth grade and...

Item No. 9781338045802
$12.99
Frizzy
Ortega, Claribel A



Winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Award for Children's Text
Winner of the 2023 Eisner for Best Publication for Kids
October 2022 Indie Bestseller

New York Times-bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega and star debut artist Rose Bousamra's Frizzy is about...

Item No. 9781250259639
$14.99
Garlic and the Vampire
Paulsen, Bree

An enchanting, farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring an unusual heroine who is braver than she realizes, for middle grade readers looking for a cozy, adventuresome read in the vein of Witch Boy or Be Prepared.

Garlic feels as though she's always doing...

Item No. 9780062995087
$15.99
Garlic and the Witch
Paulsen, Bree

  Staff Pick...

Bree Paulsen's brave little protagonist, Garlic, is back in this charmingly illustrated standalone companion to Garlic and the Vampire, serving up another tale of friendship, magic, and self-discovery. Give both books to readers who fell in love with Tidesong or ...

Item No. 9780062995117
$15.99
Ghost Book
Lai, Remy

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a spooky fantasy graphic novel about the friendship between a girl who can see ghosts and a boy who is stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead.

An Indie Bestseller! An Amazon, School...

Item No. 9781250810434
$14.99
Goldie Vance #1
Larson, Hope
Move over Nancy, Harriet,...
Item No. 9781608868988
$9.99
Goldie Vance #2
Larson, Hope
Nancy who? Goldie Vance is on the case! The adventures of the teen sleuth continue in this second volume of the hit comic book series.

The adventures of Goldie Vance, teen super sleuth, continue in the second volume of this hit comic adventure. Collects issues #5-8 of the series.

...

Item No. 9781608869749
$14.99
Goldie Vance #3
Ball, Jackie
Catch up with the coolest new girl detective on the block, Goldie Vance.

Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance has an insatiable curiosity with dreams of one day becoming a detective. Luckily, she lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place, and with a rotating...

Item No. 9781684150533
$14.99
Goldie Vance #4
Ball, Jackie
The adventures of precocious teen sleuth Goldie Vance continue!

Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance has an insatiable curiosity and dreams of one day becoming a detective. Luckily for Goldie, with the St. Pascal Rockin' the Beach Music Festival coming to town, there's plenty of...

Item No. 9781684151400
$14.99
Goldie Vance #5
Hope Larson

Don't miss the other books in the Goldie Vance series! 

Goldie, Diane, and Cheryl find themselves jetsetting to sunny Los Angeles for a break but are drawn into a deeply personal investigation in this all new original graphic novel.

CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!

Thanks to a serendipitous conflagration of events, Goldie, Diane, and Cheryl find...

Item No. 9781684155446
$14.99
Growing Pangs
Ormsbee, Kathryn
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR
A PARENTS MAGAZINE BEST BOOK
Inspired by a true story! Eleven-year old homeschooled Katie has always felt different . . . and now she can't stop worrying. Introducing an irresistibly relatable graphic novel...
Item No. 9780593301319
$12.99
Guts
Telgemeier, Raina
A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug...
Item No. 9780545852500
$12.99
Hades (Olympians #4)
O'Connor, George

George O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series The Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect for fans of Percy Jackson!

Nothing ever changes in the land of the dead. Deep...

Item No. 9781596434349
$12.99
Hamster Princess #1: Harriet the Invincible (Softcover)
Vernon, Ursula
Sleeping Beauty gets a feisty, furry twist in this hilarious new comic series from the creator of Dragonbreath

Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at trailing...

Item No. 9780142427019
$8.99