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Graphic Novels to Make You a Better Person

Gain perspective on different worlds and pile on inspiration to break the chains that bind you with these graphic novels. Suitable for tweens and teens, but great reads for adults as well!

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  • The Civil Rights Movement history no one taught you in school. Keep reading with books two and three.
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2013IDW Publishing, 2013
  • Coming of age is more difficult when the queer person you're becoming isn't welcome in the circles you inhabit.
    eBook, 2020Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2020
  • Girls will be girls, and these girls will be foul-mouthed, do-it-themselves, time-traveling champions. Best suited for teens.
    eBook, 2016Image Comics, 2016
  • Getting through school can be rough, but doing so in a Kenyan refugee camp as a Somalian orphan is more than any person should have to handle.
    eBook, 2020Penguin Young Readers Group, 2020
  • The lines between good and evil were never so blurry, and so enjoyable.
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2015HarperCollins, 2015
  • Hyperbole and a Half

    KIT : Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

    Brosh, Allie,
    If you enjoy stories about embarrassment, dogs, debilitating depression and aren't fans of either childhood or adulthood, this may be just the book for you.
    Book Club Kit, 2013New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013. — BOOK CLUB 2 GO B BROSH
  • An immigrant experience unfolding in a fantasy world told strictly through illustrations. Delightful!
    Book, 2007New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2007. — J TAN GRAPHIC NOVEL COLL
  • Superheroes come in all shapes, sizes, ages and religious backgrounds. If you didn't know, now you know.
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2014Marvel Entertainment, 2014
  • Witchcraft, social outcasts and found community make this a fierce and big-hearted read.
    eBook, 2020First Second, 2020
  • Religious extremism meets magical realism with a healthy sprinkling of kung fu! Make sure to read the companion book Saints.
    eBook, 2013First Second, 2013
  • An adorable fantasy realm populated by diverse characters and tea leaf sprouting dragons.
    eBook, 2017Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC, 2017
  • The end of high school might just be the beginning of something better. Perfect for those autumn super fans.
    eBook, 2019First Second, 2019
  • Hereville

    How Mirka Got Her Sword

    Deutsch, Barry
    Orthodox Jewish girls aren't supposed to want to slay dragons, but what's a girl to do when there's slaying to be done?!
    eBook, 2010ABRAMS, Inc., 2010
  • When you've got questions about your heritage that your mom won't answer, you gotta use girl power and a little magic to find the answers you seek.
    eBook, 2017First Second, 2017
  • Growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution might sound foreign, but this book is so relatable, humorous and wise that you're sure to see yourself in its pages.
    Book, 2007New York : Pantheon Books, 2007. — YA B SATRAPI GRAPHIC NOVEL COLL
  • If you prefer your history with a healthy dose of snark, you can't go wrong with Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Read about the tenacity of Harriet Tubman in a unique and accessible format.
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2015Abrams, 2015
  • Maus I

    a Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History

    Spiegelman, Art
    This classic story of surviving the Holocaust is available as a book club kit (10 copies!). Check it out and share with your friends.
    Book Club Kit, 1992New York : Pantheon Books, 1992, ©1986. — BOOK CLUB 2 GO YA 940.53180922 SPIEGELMAN