New & Coming Soon Graphic Novels for Kids

Looking for something new to read? Check out this list of new and coming soon graphic novels. You can place a hold in the catalog by clicking on a title. 

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Alexander, Damian

Lately, life feels like a lot for Marcella. Sixth grade seems complicated on purpose. Marcella keeps forgetting her homework or getting distracted while she's doing it. Plus, her bestie has new friends, and her parents even want to move apartments. She's trying to keep track of the changes--but absolutely everything is stressing her out! In this funny, thoughtful graphic novel, author-artist Damian Alexander tells a story of growing up, ADHD, and focusing on what makes you who you are.

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Babbitt, Natalie

Celebrate Tuck Everlasting's 50th anniversary with the stunning graphic novel adaptation of this beloved and spellbinding children's classic that has sold more than 10 million copies.

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Bagley, Jessixa

Jackie and Milo have been best friends since they were born. Whether they're reading comic books in their tree house hideout, playing video games, or spying on their neighbors using walkie talkies and code names, it's always been the two of them versus the world. But in middle school, things are changing. Milo joins the soccer team and starts hanging out with a new crew. Jackie gets taken under the wing of Adelle, who wants to give her a total makeover and find her a crush. Suddenly, it seems like there are certain acceptable ways to be a girl or a boy, and Jackie starts to feel like everything about her is wrong. In an effort to get Adelle and her new friends off her back, Jackie sends herself an anonymous love letter. But her plan backfires, and soon Jackie's secret admirer is all anybody at school can talk about. Now she's wondering: Dear Jackie, how are you going to get out of this?

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Bemis, John Claude

Foster kid Sidney Poblocki is thrilled to learn his destiny is to save the multiverse--until he discovers it's actually his destiny to destroy it--in this fantasy adventure graphic novel! Get ready for Mayhem! When Sidney Poblocki runs away from his troubled home life, he winds up in a whole new world of trouble. Why are interdimensional assassins after him along with every other kid named Sidney Poblocki throughout the multiverse? Will he ever see his best bud Walt again now that Walt's memory of Sidney has been erased? And what the heck is the deal with Rodeo Hawkins and her ragtag gang of mischief-making girls the Daughters of Mayhem?! They claim they're trying to keep him safe, but Sidney isn't so certain "safe" is even in their vocabulary. As Sidney is swept into a series of misadventures that will change the multiverse forever, one thing is for certain: with Rodeo Hawkins around, his life is about to be filled with a lot more mayhem.

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Bragg, Sam

Humanity, on the brink of collapse after a devastating zombie outbreak, has retreated to its last refuge--a camp hidden within Yellowstone National Park. Supplies are scarce and hope is fading fast. That is, until an unexpected savior arrives: a herd of unicorns.

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Brown, Dawn

A bittersweet tale of an eccentric kid navigating the perilous adventures of school and family life with the help of her guardian ghost. In order to move on from the afterlife, a selfish ghost must make amends by helping a young girl build her confidence in a frustrating world full of school bullies, moms who just don't understand, scary teachers, and a younger brother who always gets what he wants. Gracies's Ghost is an original graphic novel for tweens who haven't always had the easy road and need to know they aren't alone, or readers of any age rooting for the underdogs who get through life with the help of an imaginary friend.

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Brown, Jeff

Flat Stanley's iconic original adventure is brought to life in a full-color graphic novel! Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find a bulletin board has fallen on him during the night. And now he's only half an inch thick and incredibly flat! But then amazing things begin to happen to him. He gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. He even becomes involved in an art mystery! But will he be able to use his flatness to help people as well--and become the flattest hero of the day? 

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Dealy, Marian

Rise of the G.E.M.S. is an exhilarating and colorful graphic novel series opener about a group of lab mice who must embrace their newfound superpowers and learn to work as a team!

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Evans, Karina

Amy has always loved a good mystery. So when her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party, she should be ecstatic. But...she's not. Instead, she's worried that her social anxiety will mess everything up. Thankfully, all the guests are given characters to play for the night, so Amy doesn't have to go to Reagan's party as herself--she'll go as "Millie Morgan," a scientist looking to solve the murder and clear her name. With newfound confidence as Millie, she must work with the other partygoers to solve the crime. But when evidence piles up and clues begin to incriminate her alter ego, Amy's anxiety comes rushing back. With the help of her new friends, Amy must learn to navigate her own anxiety as Millie works to solve the mystery and prove her innocence.

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Lor, Colin

Spirits is an all-ages fantasy/adventure comic. It follows 12-year-old Will Thompson as he learns to see the spirits around us to find and rescue his younger brother's stolen soul. 

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Miyares, Daniel

Here is the ... coming-of-age memoir--told in the form of a graphic novel--of 12-year-old Carlos (who would grow up to become the author's father), his life during the Cuban Revolution, and his family's harrowing escape to America.

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Pelissier, Jerome

Brume is a tiny but mighty heroine with plenty to prove to the people of her small village. With her newly discovered spellbook and two sidekicks in tow, she'll try her hand at spells, mess up sometimes, and discover magical adventures along the way.

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Snyder, Marker

Thirteen-year-old Ivan is a tender-hearted vampire who prefers to be amongst humans and he must conceal his new fangs so he can go to school with [them], but things get complicated when he gets a crush on a boy at school.

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Tadiar, Tori

Mika doesn't fit in at the prestigious Ateneum Academy in Manila, but when a moth speaks to her in her grandmother's voice, Mika begins manifesting powers and casting spells that get her into trouble. She soon learns to trust new friends and try to make sense of what her budding powers mean for her and for the world.

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Yan, Stan

Twelve-year-old Eugenia Wang, who has never celebrated her birthday on April 4th due to her mom's superstition, starts to question whether she's cursed when troubling visions of doom begin to surface as she approaches her thirteenth birthday.

Summaries provided by DPL's catalog unless otherwise noted. Click on each title to view more information.

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