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Middle Grade Graphic Novels

Pilu of the Woods
Nguyen, Mai K
A 2020 Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards Finalist

For fans of Hilda and the Troll comes PILU OF THE WOODS, a heartwarming and bittersweet story of friendship, loss, exploring complex emotions and finding your way home from debut creator Mai K. Nguyen.

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Item No. 9781620105634
$12.99
Pirate Queen: The Legend of Grace O'Malley
Lee, Tony
A captivating retelling of the story of Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland, and her struggle to protect the friends, family, and country that she loved.

A true daughter of the fearsome O'Malley clan, Grace spent her life wishing to join the fight to keep Henry VIII's armies from...

Item No. 9781536200201
$12.99
Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Brosgol, Vera

From Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared author Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic graphic novel that flips every fairy-tale you know on its head, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that matters--her own independence.

Jane is incredibly plain....

Item No. 9781250314857
$14.99
Poetry Comics
Snider, Grant
"A poetry-filled graphic novel that is powerful in its simplicity." Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Personal but personable, too, with glints of quiet humor."Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"Poetry Comics is . . . a sensorial experience that taps...

Item No. 9781797219653
$18.99
Princess Princess Ever After
O'Neill, K
A sweet and positive fairy tale in which two princesses meet and embark on an adventure to overcome their own personal obstacles.

2014 Cybils Awards Finalist
2014 Autostraddle Comic Art Award for Favorite Graphic Novel
2017 ALA Rainbow Book List Top Ten
2018 Sakura...

Item No. 9781620103401
$12.99
Ride On
Hicks, Faith Erin

In Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses? Perfect for fans of Best Friends...

Item No. 9781250772824
$14.99
Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces
Sánchez, Carlos

  Staff Pick

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Chiri is a fun-loving super cook looking for fresh adventures and ingredients, but her love of exploration has landed her in some serious magical trouble and she's going to need all the help she can get to find home again.

Chiri and best friend Dai live in an orphanage right next to the...

Item No. 9781838741211
$15.99
Saints
Yang, Gene Luen

Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress's fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a...

Item No. 9781596436893
$17.99
Sanity & Tallulah
Brooks, Molly


Best Friends. Mad Science.
It can get pretty dull living on a small, out-of-the-way station like Wilnick SS. Best Friends Sanity Jones and Tallulah Vega do their best to relieve the monotony of every day space life by finding adventures, solving mysteries, and taking turns getting each...
Item No. 9781368022804
$12.99
Saving Sunshine
Faruqi, Saadia

Eisner-nominated
A 2024 Bank Street Best Books of the Year

Nominated for the 2024 Jane Addams Children's Book Award
A Kirkus Best Book of 2023

A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2023
A YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection

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Item No. 9781250793812
$14.99
School Trip
Craft, Jerry

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color contemporary graphic...

Item No. 9780062885531
$14.99
Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel
Venditti, Robert
Seventh grade has been surprisingly quiet for Percy Jackson. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get...well, ugly. And the...
Item No. 9781423145509
$12.99
Seance Tea Party
Yee, Reimena


Lora wants to stay a kid forever, and she'll do anything to make that happen . . . including befriending Alexa, the ghost who haunts her house. A middle-grade graphic novel about growing up that's perfect for fans of Ghosts and Making Friends.

Growing up sounds terrible....

Item No. 9781984894151
$12.99
Secret Garden on 81st Street
Weir, Ivy Noelle
The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphic novel moves Mary Lennox to a New York City brownstone, where she and her very first group of friends restore an abandoned rooftop garden...and her uncle's heart.

Mary Lennox...

Item No. 9780316459709
$12.99
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey
Bertozzi, Nick

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Ernest Shackleton was one of the last great Antarctic explorers, and he led one of the most ambitious Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken. This is his story, and the story of the dozens of men who threw in their lot with him - many of whom nearly died in the...

Item No. 9781596434516
$19.99
Shakti
Sindu, Sj

A fierce, feminist, and fun middle grade fantasy graphic novel about a twelve-year-old Indian American girl named Shakti who must learn the power of her ancestral magic if she wants to save her family and town from a dangerous curse. Written by Stonewall Honor Book recipient and Lambda...

Item No. 9780063090118
$15.99
Sheets
Thummler, Brenna
2018 Barnes...
Item No. 9781941302675
$16.99
Sidekicks
Santat, Dan

Caldecott Medalist, National Book Award Winner, and New York Times bestselling creator Dan Santat returns to Sidekicks! This expanded edition includes a brand-new cover and sixteen pages of a never-before-seen epilogue! Suit up for high-octane action and laughs!...

Item No. 9781338879155
$14.99
Sisters
Telgemeier, Raina
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile!

Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly...

Item No. 9781338801880
$12.99
Skeleanor the Decomposer
Ettlinger, Emily
An instantly charming and vivid chapter-book graphic novel, starring a music-obsessed skeleton, Skeleanor, and her quest to find her sound (and her confidence) by debut creator Emily Ettlinger.

Skeleanor loves music more than life itself. There's just one problem: She has a bit more...

Item No. 9780593519448
$12.99
Smile
Telgemeier, Raina
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!

Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and...
Item No. 9781338740264
$12.99
Snapdragon
Leyh, Kat

  Staff Pick...

Kat Leyh's Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town's witch and discovers the strange magic within herself.

Snap's town had a witch.

At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-...

Item No. 9781250171115
$12.99
Song of a Blackbird
Van Lieshout, Maria

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!
"This is essential, illuminating reading." --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

Fight hate. Make art.

In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That...

Item No. 9781250869821
$17.99
Song of the Sea Graphic Novel
A lush graphic novel about family adrift and the magical adventure that brings them together. Based on the award-winning film, this gorgeous adaptation includes a bonus story from the film's creator.

Many years after the disappearance of their mother, siblings Ben and...

Item No. 9780316438919
$14.99
Space Battle Lunchtime #1
Riess, Natalie
Collecting the first four issues of Natalie Riess's delectable series, SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME! Earth baker Peony gets the deal of a lifetime when she agrees to be a contestant on the Universe's hottest reality TV show, Space Battle Lunchtime! But that was before she knew that it shoots on location...
Item No. 9781620103135
$12.99