Class Act by Jerry Craft. Quill Tree Books, 2020, 250 pages.

Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley. R.H. Graphic, 2020, 215 pages.

 

Stargazing by Jen Wang. First Second, 2019, 219 pages.

New Kid by Jerry Craft. Harper, 2019, 249 pages

Click by Kayla Miller.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019, 191 Pages

Real Friends by Shannon Hale. First Second, 2017, 210 pages.

Ghosts by Raina Telegemeier. Graphix, 2016, 256 Pages.

The same but different from Raina-
 Sisters, family issues, moving, fitting in, friends and boys...All preteen and developmentally appropriate issues.

But, with a Día de los Muertos twist- set in a community modeled after her own northern california hometown, Telegemeier tackles the pleasantly familiar - as well as the serious (death). We love Raina and if she wrote it, we will buy it.

Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holm.

Late 70s, summer vacation and Sunny is sent to visit her Grandfather in Florida. She has visions of traveling with her best friend and going to Disneyworld, the beach, having a vacationy fun time..Instead she finds herself alone with a nice old man who lives in a retirement community. Fun is following him around on his errands, eating dinner at a geriatric buffet at 4:30 pm, and hanging out with his lady friends who make crotcheted Barbie toilet paper covers. Sunny does make friends and has a revelation that she was sent to Florida so her parents could deal with her drug addicted older brother.

Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova. Yen Press. 2015, 224 pages

Excellent graphic in the vein of Sisters, Smile, El Deafo, etc. Unsure if it is an actual memoir or just reads like one.
big, big hit.

Zita the Space Girl by Ben Hatke. First Second, 2011.

Great Graphic for girls, strong girl character and a traditional hero tale. great info at the back too.