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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Aguirre, Jorge

What happens when a mischievous nine-tailed fox goes toe-to-toe with a colossal golem? What happens when Japanese and Jewish folklore collide? Pablo and his friends are about to find out, in this hilarious and action-packed graphic novel.

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Amato, J D

Graphic novel about a young boy who is drawn into his new neighborhood's intense game of capture the flag.

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Amini, Sara

While sixth-grader Sara Amini can't find anyone who shares her Iranian-Colombian-American heritage, her best friend is abandoning her for another girl, making her feel more alone as a mixed-race, first-generation person with a desire to belong.

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Blankenship, Sequoia

Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson deliver a madcap adventure through Hollywood as Feo, a down-on-his-luck chupacabra, must transform into a famous movie monster to save his hometown. This heartfelt debut graphic novel from two seasoned Pixar animators is a funny, fast-paced adventure about the power of friendship and the importance of believing in yourself.

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Fiveash, Julie

Spend your summer on Soggy Stump! This cozy, colorful, and amphibious graphic novel adventure draws inspiration from the author's background as a Dine librarian. Anura is a young frog spending the summer back home with their grandmother. With some...er...gentle prodding from Grandma, they get a job working at the local library. It's about 11 minutes in when they're tasked with a big project: create an archive that captures what makes Soggy Stump so special. What the heck is even an archive?! And so begins a summer full of fry bread, weaving, zines, community gardens, manga, and (maybe) an answer to the question of: how do we preserve the knowledge, wisdom, and memories of the ones we love? 

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Flood, Joe

Learn how mammals survived the test of time in this volume of Science Comics, the smash-hit STEM graphic novel series that has sold over a million copies! Mammals are survivors--when dinosaurs went extinct, they survived. From lush jungles to deep oceans to sweltering deserts, mammals now dominate nearly every environment on Earth. But how did they do it? Take a trip back in time and discover how extreme changes in climate have pushed mammals to evolve new traits, including hooves, claws, tusks, big brains, and even blow holes. Join us as we explore our mammalian history, and maybe the past will hold the key to surviving in the future.

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Grover, Michael

Jake the ghost and his roommates try to find out why Jake keeps puking up wolves.

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Hale, Shannon

The New York Times bestselling and Newbery-Honor winning classic, Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale, is reimagined as a graphic novel with stunning art from illustrator Victoria Ying.

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Jones, Dani

From New York Times bestselling illustrator Dani Jones comes a heartfelt exploration of sisterhood, forgiveness, and outer space invasions. Mary Seaver lives in her own world. It's not her fault if sometimes her enthusiasm creates chaos. To Mary, that's what being 10 years old and a huge science fiction fan is all about. Allison "Al" Seaver is Mary's older sister--and she's everything that Mary is not: cool, calm, collected, and super popular. So it makes sense that when aliens invade their hometown of Pleasant Valley, Mary's trying to warn everyone about the end of the world while Al's just hoping it will all go away before the spring dance. But when a secret emerges from their family's past, Mary and Al find themselves turning to their most unlikely ally: each other.

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Loux, Matthew

Twins Penny and Paulie are thrilled to be in Tokyo--even if they're stuck in a boring hotel while their dad attends "important" meetings. But when they meet a strange, frog-like creature named Shimesu in the hotel pond, their trip turns into a wild adventure.

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Meroz, Morr

In the heart of the Snowlands, prey and predator alike mysteriously disappear as three outcasts join forces for the adventure of a lifetime in the first book of the heart-stopping Snowlands series -- perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Warriors

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Migliardo, Emiliano

Soccer Kicks is a hilarious collection of comic-strip soccer jokes, filled with over 60 laugh-out-loud silly scenarios! Emiliano Migliardo's outrageously funny full-color comics are perfect for avid soccer fans and reluctant readers, as the jokes are mostly wordless. 

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Nijkamp, Marieke

Vale, a non-binary twelve-year-old, is swept into a tense conflict between the guilds and the guildless when they apprentice to a clockmaker in the vibrant fictional city of Siannerra.

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Ogle, Rex

Lately Rex has been feeling lost, but as he explores his interests, hangs with new neighbors, strays from old friends, and makes new ones, he is forced to confront the underlying issues that have been plaguing him since he was young.

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Phillipps, J C

Twelve-year-old Leah is nervous to attend sleepaway camp for the first time. She's worried about meeting new friends, living out in the woods, and being away from her family--the totally normal, non-supernatural scary stuff that all new campers think about. But Leah didn't expect to also have to fear the ghost in Cabin 13. It's a good thing she brought Beverly, her beloved doll, for comfort... Between getting picked on by the older mean girls in her cabin, participating in a seance gone terribly wrong, and befriending (then unfriending) a possessed doll, Leah's summer at Camp Cottontail goes from boring to straight-up spooky!

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Steinkellner, Emma

From the bestselling author of the Okay Witch series comes a contemporary graphic novel about the only thing standing between the kids of Orange Grove Junior High and summer break--one party, and a whole lot of drama. Six very different kids' stories collide at an unforgettable last day pool party in this hilarious and relatable story about friendship, popularity and the messiness of growing up.

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

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