Ages 8-12: Best Graphic Novel

These graphic novels grabbed us with their illustrations, actions, words, and overall entertainment! As part of the 2021 Kids’ Book Choice Awards, kids choose their top 5 Best Graphic Novels among these amazing ones. No Adults Allowed!

Kids Vote for Best Graphic Novel

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Act, by Kayla Miller
Akissi: Even More Tales of Mischief, by Marguerite Abouet; illus. Mathieu Sapin
All My Friends are Ghosts, by S.M. Vidaurri; illus. Hannah Krieger
All Together Now, by Hope Larson
Animorphs #1: The Invasion, by K.A. Applegate and Michael Grant; illus. Chris Grine
Archie & Friends Forever, by Dan Parent; illus. Dan Parent, Bill Galvan, Bill Golliher, Jeff Shultz, and Pat & Tim Kennedy
Archie’s Explorers of the Unknown, by Rich Margopoulos; illus. Rex Lindsey, Jon D’Agostino, and Pat Kennedy
Asterix Omnibus Volume 1, by Rene Goscinny; illus. Albert Uderzo
Attack of the Stuff, by Jim Benton; illus. Jim Benton
Becoming Brianna, by Terri Libenson; illus. Terri Libenson
Beetle & the Hollowbones, by Aliza Layne; illus. Aliza Layne
Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework, by Lincoln Peirce
Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons, by James Otis Smith
Bluebeard, by Metaphrog; illus. Metaphrog
Bug Boys, by Laura Knetzger
Cat Kid Comic Club, by Dav Pilkey; illus. Dav Pilkey
Cat Ninja: Book 1, by Matthew Cody; illus. Yehudi Mercado
City of Secrets, by Victoria Ying
Class Act, by Jerry Craft; illus. Jerry Craft
Copycat Science: Step into the shoes of the world’s greatest scientists!, by Mike Barfield; illus. Mike Barfield
Corpse Talk: Groundbreaking Women, by DK
Dinomighty!, by Doug Paleo
Doodleville, by Chad Sell
Dungeon Critters, by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter
Elvis Puffs Out, by Georgia Dunn
Fly on the Wall, by Remy Lai
Go With the Flow, by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann; illus. Lily Williams
History of the World in Comics, by Jean-Baptise dePanafieu; illus. Adrienne Barman
The Inkberg Enigma, by Jonathan King; illus. Jonathan King
Investigators, by John Patrick Green
Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of), by Kathleen Gros; illus. Kathleen Gros
The League of Super Feminists, by Mirion Malle; translator Aleshia Jensen
Life With Archie Vol. 2, by Sy Reit, Frank Doyle, Bob White; illus. Bob White, Harry Lucey, Bill Vigoda, Bob Bolling, and Dan DeCarlo
Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian, by Tim Probert; illus. Tim Probert
Lola’s Super Club Volume 1, by Christine Beigel; illus. Pierre Fouillet
Lumberjanes: Campfire Songs, by Nicole Andelfinger, Brittney Williams, Seanan McGuire, Mari Costa, Liz Prince, and Shannon Watters; illus. Maddi Gonzalez, Brittney Williams, Alexa Bosy, Mari Costa, Kat Leyh, and Brooklyn Allen
Machines That Think! Big Ideas That Changed the World #2, by Don Brown
Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator, by Seaerra Miller; illus. Seaerra Miller
Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader, by John Gallagher
Measuring Up, by Lily LaMotte; illus. Ann Xu
Mellybean and the Giant Monster, by Mike White
The Mystery of the Moon Tower, by Francesco Sedita and Prescott Seraydarian; illus. Steve Hamaker
Nat Enough, by Maria Scrivan; illus. Maria Scrivan
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10: Blades of Freedom, by Nathan Hale
The New Archies, by Mike Pellowski and Joe Edwards; illus. Henry Scarpelli, Doug Crane, Joe Edwards, and Rudy Lapick
Okay Universe, by Valerie Plante; translator Helge Dascher; illus. Delphie Cote-Lacroix
Phoebe: Camping with Unicorns, by Dana Simpson
The Postman from Space, by Guillaume Perreault; illus. Guillaume Perreault
The Riverdale Diaries 1: Hello, Betty!, by Sara Kuhn; illus. J. Bone
School For Extraterrestrial Girls Volume 1: Girl on Fire, by Jeremy Whitley; illus. Jamie Noguchi
Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery, by Renee Tremi
Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer, by Gillian Goerz
Stepping Stones, by Lucy Knisley
Timo the Adventurer, by Jonathan Garnier
Twins, by Varian Johnson; illus. Shannon Wright
When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed; illus. Victoria Jamieson and Iman Geddy
Witches of Brooklyn, by Sophie Escabasse
The Witches (The Graphic Novel), by Roald Dahl; illus. Pénélope Bagieu

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