Comics & Graphic Novels

Comics & Graphic Novels Reading Suggestions - 6th Grade

Stargazing 

by Jen Wang

Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known.

But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Who reassure her that earth isn't where she really belongs.

Moon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling?

Available as an eBook through Sora & the Lynbrook Public Library. Click HERE for Access & Info!

Mighty Jack - Book 1 of the Mighty Jack Series 

by Ben Hatke 

Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But then, one day at the flea market, Maddy does talk--to tell Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds. It's the best mistake Jack has ever made. 

*Also try Mighty Jack & the Goblin King and Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl*

Available as an eBook through Sora & the Lynbrook Public Library. Click HERE for Access & Info!

Frizzy

by Claribel A. Ortega 

Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable", "good hair".

But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby―she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair. 

Available as an eBook through the Lynbrook Public Library. Click HERE for Access & Info!

The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

by Rick Riordan 

Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, he and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.

Available as an eBook through the Lynbrook Public Library. Click HERE for Access & Info! 

Twins: Book 1

by Varian Johnson

Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good? 

Available as an eBook through Sora & the Lynbrook Public Library. Click HERE for Access & Info!

El Deafo 

by Cece Bell 

Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid.

Available as an eBook through Sora & the Lynbrook Public Library. Click HERE for Access & Info!