Friends with Boys
By Faith Erin Hicks
Originally Published: 2012
Author: Faith Erin Hicks
Original Language: English
Illustrator: Faith Erin Hicks
Genres: Fiction, Ghost Story, Graphic Novel
Nominations: Goodreads Choices Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Summary:
Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and rough-housing with her older brothers, it's time for Maggie to face the outside world, all on her own. But that means facing high school first. And it also means solving the mystery of the melancholy ghost who has silently followed Maggie throughout her entire life. Maybe it even means making a new friend—one who isn't one of her brothers.
Author: Faith Erin Hicks
Original Language: English
Illustrator: Faith Erin Hicks
Genres: Fiction, Ghost Story, Graphic Novel
Nominations: Goodreads Choices Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Summary:
Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and rough-housing with her older brothers, it's time for Maggie to face the outside world, all on her own. But that means facing high school first. And it also means solving the mystery of the melancholy ghost who has silently followed Maggie throughout her entire life. Maybe it even means making a new friend—one who isn't one of her brothers.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
By Jeff Kinney
Originally Published: October 30, 2018
Author: Jeff Kinney
Original Language: English
Preceded by: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
Genres: Humour, Children's literature, Graphic novel, Diary fiction
Summary:
When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson.
It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day?
Author: Jeff Kinney
Original Language: English
Preceded by: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
Genres: Humour, Children's literature, Graphic novel, Diary fiction
Summary:
When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson.
It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day?
Smile
By Raina Telgemeier
Originally Published: February 1, 2010
Author: Raina Telgemeier
Original Language: English
Genres: Comics, Fiction, Autobiography, Graphic novel
Award: Eisner Award
Summary:
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 frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
Author: Raina Telgemeier
Original Language: English
Genres: Comics, Fiction, Autobiography, Graphic novel
Award: Eisner Award
Summary:
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 frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
American Born Chinese
By Gene Luen Yang
Originally Published: 2006
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Original Language: English
Characters: Sun Wukong, Chin-Kee, Jin Wang, Tze-Yo-Tzuh, MORE
Genres: Comics, Graphic novel, Fiction, Children's literature
Summary:
A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable.
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Original Language: English
Characters: Sun Wukong, Chin-Kee, Jin Wang, Tze-Yo-Tzuh, MORE
Genres: Comics, Graphic novel, Fiction, Children's literature
Summary:
A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable.