Best of 2023: Children's Graphic Novels - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• This Land. The Fall of Tāne. Book Two

  Abnett, Mark

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  The heart-racing conclusion of This Land Book One The Search for Maui

• Watership Down

  the Graphic Novel

  Sturm, James, 1965-

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  A breathtaking graphic novel of Richard Adams's masterpiece Watership Down, adapted and illustrated by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin.

• Dreamer

  Aliu, Akim, 1989-

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  This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada.

• Asterix and the White Iris

  Fabcaro, 1973-

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  The latest adventure from our indomitable hero and his friends.

• Nayra and the Djinn

  Ata, Iasmin Omar

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  In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl, is helped on her journey to selfhood by a djinn.

• Like Lava in My Veins

  Barnes, Derrick D.

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  All it takes is a loving teacher to help a boy get control of his sizzling superpowers.

• Guardians of Horsa. 3, Marked for Magic

  Black, Roan

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  In the third installment of the action-packed Guardians of Horsa graphic novel series, the Guardians take to the sky. There is a secret battle raging in the clouds high above the landlocked realm of Horsa.

• The Last Comics on Earth. [1]

  Brallier, Max, 1983-

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  From worldwide bestselling author Max Brallier comes a full-color graphic novel spin-off series.

• Bigfoot and Nessie. [1], The Art of Getting Noticed

  Campbell, Chelsea M.

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  Meet Bigfoot and Nessie! Yes, that Bigfoot and Nessie.

• Goddess Girls. [4], Artemis the Brave

  Campiti, David, 1958-

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  Artemis finds her courage in this fourth book in the Goddess Girls Graphic Novel series.

• Shark Party!

  Chanani, Nidhi

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  Kitana and Mack are back!

• Squire & Knight

  Chantler, Scott

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  Squire is brainy, bookish, and terribly under-appreciated by his boss, the brawny, inept knight, Sir Kelton, who somehow always gets all the glory. So, when the two mis-matched heroes find themselves in a cursed village, plagued by a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Global

  Colfer, Eoin, 1965-

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  Two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming.

• School Trip

  Craft, Jerry

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  New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid.

• The Baby-sitters Club. [14], Stacey's Mistake

  a Graphic Novel

  Crenshaw, Ellen T.

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  With ten kids to baby-sit and a full schedule of activities, how will Stacey keep the weekend from becoming a complete disaster?

• A Breaking Cat News Adventure. Everything's Coming Up Beatrix!

  Dunn, Georgia

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  The news crew at BCN is back for more adventures and laughs.

• Star Wars

  the Prequel Trilogy : a Graphic Novel

  Ferrari, Alessandro (Alessandro Q.), 1978-

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  A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY. . . .

• Bruce Wayne

  Not Super

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  13-year-old Bruce Wayne attends an exclusive prep school for the gifted. But in this case, "gifted" means kids with super-powers.

• Spy Camp

  the Graphic Novel

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  Aspiring spy Ben Ripley must spend his summer in top-secret training--and is thrown back into danger.

• Lost Legends of Nothing

  Green, Alejandra

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  Nathan and his unlikely team of magical beings return with another adventure to save their home from an evil spirit.