Core Graphic Novels for ages 8 - 14

1.
Anya's Ghost
Anya's Ghost 3.91 avg rating — 92,351 ratings
2.
Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer (Owly, #1)
Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer (Owly, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 7,459 ratings
3.
The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #5)
The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #5) 4.41 avg rating — 4,678 ratings
4.
Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville (Bone, #1)
Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville (Bone, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 90,340 ratings
5.
Coraline
Coraline 4.06 avg rating — 39,233 ratings
6.
Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1)
Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 17,775 ratings
7.
Jane, the Fox & Me
Jane, the Fox & Me 3.99 avg rating — 10,966 ratings
8.
Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #3)
Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 5,410 ratings
9.
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #4)
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #4) 4.43 avg rating — 4,440 ratings
9.
Cardboard
Cardboard 4.15 avg rating — 14,609 ratings
9.
Ghostopolis
Ghostopolis 4.05 avg rating — 13,862 ratings
12.
The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)
The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 109,460 ratings
13.
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey 3.52 avg rating — 852 ratings
14.
Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust 4.15 avg rating — 7,714 ratings
15.
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography 4.22 avg rating — 3,274 ratings
16.
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists 3.90 avg rating — 2,919 ratings
17.
Page by Paige: A Graphic Novel
Page by Paige: A Graphic Novel 3.92 avg rating — 9,037 ratings
18.
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel 3.92 avg rating — 11,015 ratings
18.
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)
by: Don Brown
4.04 avg rating — 9,073 ratings
18.
Isle of Mystery: Eyes of The King (Salty Splashes Collection #2)
Isle of Mystery: Eyes of The King (Salty Splashes Collection #2) 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings
21.
One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1)
One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 7,115 ratings
21.
The Big Bad Fox
The Big Bad Fox 4.36 avg rating — 2,834 ratings
23.
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
by: Metaphrog
3.71 avg rating — 294 ratings
24.
Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #2)
Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,194 ratings
24.
Waluk #2: The Great Journey
Waluk #2: The Great Journey 3.37 avg rating — 67 ratings
26.
City of Spies
City of Spies
by: Susan Kim
3.82 avg rating — 334 ratings
26.
Kodi
Kodi 4.28 avg rating — 2,378 ratings
28.
Timo the Adventurer: A Graphic Novel
Timo the Adventurer: A Graphic Novel 3.90 avg rating — 597 ratings
29.
The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1
The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1 4.40 avg rating — 3,315 ratings
30.
Queen of the World! (Babymouse, #1)
Queen of the World! (Babymouse, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 19,783 ratings
30.
Robot Dreams
Robot Dreams 3.94 avg rating — 10,608 ratings
30.
Garlic and the Vampire: A Graphic Novel
Garlic and the Vampire: A Graphic Novel 4.29 avg rating — 21,024 ratings
33.
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine 3.64 avg rating — 101 ratings
33.
I Kill Giants
I Kill Giants
by: Joe Kelly
4.15 avg rating — 17,761 ratings
33.
Scurry
Scurry
by: Mac Smith
4.24 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
36.
Pawcasso
Pawcasso
by: Remy Lai
4.07 avg rating — 1,782 ratings
37.
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Tintin #1)
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Tintin #1)
by: Hergé
3.57 avg rating — 18,930 ratings
38.
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Lunch Lady, #1)
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Lunch Lady, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,524 ratings
39.
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel 3.84 avg rating — 3,920 ratings
40.
Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians, #1)
Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 5,830 ratings
41.
Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #1)
Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #1)
by: Ben Hatke
4.10 avg rating — 18,855 ratings
42.
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #2)
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #2)
by: Ben Hatke
4.25 avg rating — 10,442 ratings
43.
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #3)
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #3)
by: Ben Hatke
4.33 avg rating — 7,489 ratings
44.
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels, #1)
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 129,595 ratings
45.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,871 ratings
46.
Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1)
Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1) 4.14 avg rating — 96,585 ratings
47.
Houdini: The Handcuff King
Houdini: The Handcuff King 3.48 avg rating — 1,464 ratings