Wendy Wan-Long Shang, the critically acclaimed author of Asian/Pacific American Library Association Award for Children's Literature winner The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, weaves a timely and deeply moving portrait of all the secret battles Evan Pao must fight as he struggles to figure out how he fits into this country's past, as well as his own family's...and where that leaves him in the present.

This touching graphic novel memoir delves into the Thai American author's personal experiences as she navigated the challenging middle school experience as an outsider longing to fit in.

Rainbow! is perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Magical Boy, full of heart, adorable illustrations, and a storyline that any teenager can relate to!

This is a moving and unputdownable story about learning to celebrate the things that make us different.

A hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways.

Growing up impoverished and shuttled between different households made life hard for Eddie Chuculate. Despite the challenges, his upbringing was rich with love and bountiful lessons from his Creek and Cherokee heritage, deep-rooted traditions he embraced even as he learned to live within the culture of white, small-town America that dominated his migratory childhood. 

A neurodivergent author crafted this coming-of-age graphic novel featuring a girl experiencing life on the autism spectrum.

Twelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ramírez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she's ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on her mind, everything suddenly feels like it's moving too fast. She has a million questions, and the first is about the young man in the photo she found hidden away in her mother's things.

From the author of Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed comes a timely story of a middle school girl standing up and finding her voice.

Thom Ngho strikes a deal to remove her superhuman strength... a secret power complicating fitting in at middle school.

For as long as she can remember, Mai has spent every summer with her best-friend-since-birth, Zach Koyama. Then two summers ago everything changed. Zach humiliated Mai, proving he wasn't a friend at all. So when Zach's family moved to Japan, Mai felt relieved. Now, the Koyamas have returned and the family vacation is back on. And if Mai has to spend the summer around Zach, the least she can do is wipe away the memory of his betrayal...by coming up with the perfect plan for revenge!

Sophie Dailey is NOT looking forward to starting middle school. For one thing, she doesn't look like other kids. Instead of trendy tank tops, she wears high tech shirts that block UV rays. (Sun protection is serious business!) And she definitely doesn't sound like other kids either. (She can't say "holla" or "hot take" without making a weird face.) Needless to say, this is probably why her best friend, Ella, ditched her for Queen Bee Morgan.

This coming-of-age story is about friendship, adolescent insecurities, and the value of life.

A Jewish Chinese American teen preps for his bar mitzvah as he balances cultures, friendships, and Cold War anxiety.

Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero in The Wednesday Wars — a wonderfully witty and compelling novel about a teenage boy's mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967-68 school year.

A funny, wise, and heartbreakingly true coming of age novel.

Claire's life is a joke, but she's not laughing. The mean girls at school are living up to their mean name, and there's a boy, Ryder, who's just as bad, if not worse. Then into all of this (not-very-funny-to-Claire) comedy comes something intense and tragic: While her dad is talking to her at the kitchen table, he falls over with a medical emergency. Suddenly the joke has become very serious, and the only way Claire, her family, and her friends are going to get through it is if they can find a way to make it funny again.

Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this book tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong — not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams.

Following the lives of kids whose older brother's delinquent behavior has thrown their family into chaos, this book is at once a compelling "problem" story and a love letter to the comic books that help the protagonist make sense of her world.

This graphic novel dives right into the mind of a hilariously neurotic middle school girl as she tries to figure out who she is and where she belongs. It's densely illustrated, embarrassingly honest, and sure to appeal to kids in the middle of figuring out how to survive the everyday disasters of growing up.