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
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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