See below for lists of books organized by format, including graphic novels, books written in verse, books with non-traditional text features, and books written in alternating or multiple points of view.
Please click each title for an individual book summary and review, with a list of topics and themes, awards, and related book recommendations.
Please click each title for an individual book summary and review, with a list of topics and themes, awards, and related book recommendations.
Books Written in Verse
Graphic Novels or Comic Book Elements
All's Faire in Middle School
American Born Chinese Awkward Best Friends Click Dog Man El Deafo Ghosts Harriet the Invincible: Hamster Princess Hey, Kiddo How to Train Your Dragon |
Maus
The Nameless City Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series New Kid Real Friends Roller Girl Smile Stargazing Star Wars:Jedi Academy Stuntboy Sunny Side Up; Swing It, Sunny |
Books with Unusual Text Features
After Iris - diary entries and film scenes
Artemis Fowl - secret code
Bad Princess - top ten lists & more
Chasing Vermeer - code
Dear Mr. Henshaw - all written in letters
Everything on a Waffle - recipes
The First Rule of Punk - 'zines throughout the story
Free Thaddeus! - case file, assorted "artifacts"
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - copious detailed illustrations
The Next Great Paulie Fink - interview transcripts to show different POVs
Nothing But the Truth - letters, conversation transcripts, newspaper articles
Pity Party - assorted fragments and perspectives, including a choose your own option element
The Potato Chip Puzzles - assorted puzzles for the reader
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda - assorted "case file" and journal elements
The Tapper Twins - journal "artifacts," text messages, photos, more
TBH This is So Awkward - all texting and emails
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet - assorted journal elements
Unusual Chickens for Exceptional Poultry Farmers - all written in letters
Vincent Shadow, Toy Inventor
Artemis Fowl - secret code
Bad Princess - top ten lists & more
Chasing Vermeer - code
Dear Mr. Henshaw - all written in letters
Everything on a Waffle - recipes
The First Rule of Punk - 'zines throughout the story
Free Thaddeus! - case file, assorted "artifacts"
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - copious detailed illustrations
The Next Great Paulie Fink - interview transcripts to show different POVs
Nothing But the Truth - letters, conversation transcripts, newspaper articles
Pity Party - assorted fragments and perspectives, including a choose your own option element
The Potato Chip Puzzles - assorted puzzles for the reader
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda - assorted "case file" and journal elements
The Tapper Twins - journal "artifacts," text messages, photos, more
TBH This is So Awkward - all texting and emails
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet - assorted journal elements
Unusual Chickens for Exceptional Poultry Farmers - all written in letters
Vincent Shadow, Toy Inventor
Books Written in Alternating or Multiple Viewpoints
Re-Tellings, or Fresh Takes on Familiar Tales
Carry On
Ever After High: Storybook of Legends
The Goose Girl
The Magnus Chase series
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
The Percy Jackson series
The Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet
The Smile
Ever After High: Storybook of Legends
The Goose Girl
The Magnus Chase series
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
The Percy Jackson series
The Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet
The Smile