Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List 2025 - Realistic Fiction titlesLike this list

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• One Giant Leap

  Lam, Thao,

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  A walk on the moon has never been so fun, in this wordless story. An unnamed, tan-skinned child bundles up in a jacket, checkered gloves, and a hat and takes an elevator to the surface of the moon. A wordless journey begins as the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Worst Camp Out Ever

  Cepeda, Joe,

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  "What could go wrong?" a father asks his son while packing the car for a camping trip. Well, for starters, the campground is full, but the pair makes the best of a less-comfortable campsite down the road. When it turns out -- "Uh-oh" --…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boom!

  Meisel, Paul

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  Part of "I like to read comics" series. A simple yet special young readers' graphic novel with a concise and lightly hilarious story to tell. A cat and dog are lazing around their cozy house when a storm starts to brew outside. There's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mika and the Gurgler

  Loth-Ignaciuk, Agata,

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  First in "Mika" series. Mika, a young child clad in a tiger suit, is shown to be playful and mischievous, working up a soapy froth in the sink while brushing her teeth. After being redirected, she encounters the family's washing machine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scroll

  Li, Hui, 1983-

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  This insightful picture book begins with an introduction to the oracle bone inscriptions which are believed to be the origins of Chinese characters. Grandpa paint on a scroll as he explains, "Our ancestors created many characters just like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Simone

  Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-

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  Young Simone is woken up in the middle of the night to evacuate due to a wildfire. Simone is terrified, and her mother tries to provide comfort. In the car, Má recalls her own childhood evacuation from a flooded Viet Nam: "I was only a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alterations

  a Graphic Novel

  Xu, Ray,

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  Kevin Lee is a second-generation Chinese American kid living in Toronto with his mom, sister, and grandma. He's an aspiring comic artist with quite the imagination, but home life hasn't been easy lately: between his mom working long hours…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blue Stars. Mission 1, The Vice Principal Problem

  Magoon, Kekla,

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  First in "Blue stars" series. Riley is used to being surrounded by her Muscogee cousins and aunties. Maya is an only child and lives in Japan with her parents, who are on active duty. The girls both move to Urbanopolis to live with their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Click. 6, Break

  Miller, Kayla

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  Sixth in "Click" series. Olive is being forced to spend spring break with her dad rather than with her friends and enjoying all the exciting adventures they had planned. Olive is not happy, but her brother Goober is psyched to be getting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tryouts

  Sax, Sarah,

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  Second in "The Brinkley Yearbooks" series. Thirteen-year-old Alexandra Olsen has played rec league baseball for years. Now, as a seventh grader at Brinkley Middle School, she tries out for boys' baseball. The new coach welcomes her, and Al…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Club Kick Out! 1, Into the Ring

  Mided, Steph,

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  First in "Club kick out!" series. A group of middle schoolers without an extracurricular to call their own find pro wrestling a perfect outlet for their passions. Custard Creek Middle School has a new principal with a surprising plan for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Curveball

  Cartaya, Pablo

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  Though Elena Rueda loves baseball and is a skilled player--and the only girl on her team--her mother's single-minded focus on furthering Elena's career forces Elena to consider quitting. A knee injury prevents her from attending a summer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dog Trouble

  Varner, Kristin,

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  Ash has had a tough year. His mom is busy studying and working. Pop, his grandad with whom he had a close relationship, has died. And Ash recently got caught vandalizing an abandoned warehouse with friends. As a result, he's sent on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fake Chinese Sounds

  Tsong, Jing Jing

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  A Taiwanese American fifth grader confronts racist bullying. Most of the time, Měi Yīng feels no different from her friends. She loves playing soccer, eating macaroni and cheese, and searching for frogs. Other times, she feels alone: when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Big Time

  Khan, Hena

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  Upon moving from Tampa to Milwaukee, Pakistani and Indian American high school freshman Aliya Javaid enrolls in Peace Academy, an Islamic school, and joins the basketball team, hoping to make friends while playing a game she loves. Initial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lion Dancers

  Tse, Cai,

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  Wei has always dreamed of following in his father's footsteps and becoming a champion lion dancer. With his dance partner and best friend Hung, the pair were primed to be the future of lion dance. But when Wei's dad dies in a car accident,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Noodle & Bao

  Lu, Shaina,

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  Momo loves Chinatown-inspired Town 99, with its lively atmosphere and delicious treats, especially from her friend Bao's food cart, which they run with their grandma Noodle. But in Town 99, rents are rising, and businesses are getting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Priya Puts Herself First

  Fairbairn, Nathan

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  Third in "PAWS" series. The holidays have arrived for the PAWS team! And the girls are about to discover that not all surprises are necessarily good ones….Gabby’s parents finally get her a cell phone for Christmas, but instead of only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sink or Swim

  Durfey-Lavoie, Lee

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  Second in "Just roll with it" series. Ty is a middle school athlete who has been sidelined from the swim team by a broken arm. He begins to doubt himself, as his weight gain and time away from the pool will alter his role on the team, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Squad

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  Second in "Tryout" series. Christina and her friends are back, this time trying out for the ninth grade cheerleading squad. It's 1994 in small-town Texas, and Christina's second semester of eighth grade is almost perfect. Her classes are…Read moreRead more of this annotation