Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution by Julia Alekseyeva. Microcosm Publishing, 2017, 181 pages.

Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016, 288 pages.

Roscoe Riley Rules #5, Don't Tap Dance on Your Teacher by Katherine Applegate. Harper Trophy, 79 Pages.

Mouse Noses on Toast by Daren King. G. P. Putnum's Sons, 2006, 104 Pages.

The No Dogs Allowed Rule by Kashmira Sheth. Albert Whitman & Co., 2012, 128 pages

Marvin Redpost by Louis Sachar. A steppingstone Book, Random House. 1999, 66 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.