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Maus

Maus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman that depicts the Holocaust through the poignant metapho...

Holocaust Memoir Pulitzer Spiegelman

9.5 Brilliant

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The Complete Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi’s *The Complete Persepolis* offers a powerful visual memoir detailing her childhood and adolescence in I...

Marjane Satrapi Memoir Iran Pantheon

9.2 Excellent

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Fun Home

Alison Bechdel’s *Fun Home* is a groundbreaking graphic novel memoir detailing her coming-of-age story. It meticulously...

Family Lgbtq+ Memoir Autobiographical

9.0 Excellent

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The Arab of the Future

Riad Sattouf’s “The Arab of the Future” is a poignant graphic memoir detailing his upbringing in Amman, Jordan during th...

Memoir Childhood Metropolitan Books Riad Sattouf

8.9 Great

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Blankets

Craig Thompson’s Blankets is a poignant graphic memoir detailing his adolescence. The work explores themes of faith, sex...

Romance Coming Of Age Memoir Craig Thompson

8.8 Great

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Bone: Out from Boneville

Bone: Out from Boneville introduces readers to the Bone family’s journey after their unexpected expulsion from Boneville...

Fantasy Classic Scholastic All Ages

8.8 Great

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Alec: The Years Have Pants

Alec: The Years Have Pants is a graphic novel memoir by Eddie Campbell. It presents a sprawling, intensely personal acco...

Literary Memoir Autobiographical Shelf

8.8 Great

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The Photographer

Emmanuel Guibert’s *The Photographer* offers a stark and moving account of a Doctors Without Borders photographic missio...

Memoir Mixed Media Afghanistan First Second

8.7 Great

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American Splendor

Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor offers a unique graphic novel experience. This autobiographical series documents the li...

Slice Of Life Memoir Working Class Dark Horse

8.6 Great

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Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City

Guy Delisle’s *Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City* offers a unique perspective on life within Israel and Palestine...

Travel Memoir Drawn And Quarterly Guy Delisle

8.6 Great

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It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken

Seth’s *It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken* is a profoundly introspective graphic memoir. The book details the artist'...

Nostalgia Literary Memoir Drawn And Quarterly

8.6 Great

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Alan's War

"Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope" is a biographical graphic memoir created by French artist Emmanuel Guibert,...

World War Ii Biography Memoir First Second

8.5 Great

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The Best We Could Do

"The Best We Could Do" is an illustrated graphic memoir by Vietnamese-American author and artist Thi Bui, published in 2...

Immigrant Vietnamese Memoir Thi Bui

8.5 Great

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El Deafo

El Deafo is an autobiographical graphic novel written and illustrated by Cece Bell, published in 2014. The memoir detail...

Hearing Loss Memoir Middle Grade Cece Bell

8.3 Great

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Stuck Rubber Baby

Stuck Rubber Baby is a 1995 graphic novel written and illustrated by Howard Cruse, originally published by Paradox Press...

Lgbtq+ Memoir Civil Rights DC Vertigo

8.3 Great

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Kampung Boy

"Kampung Boy" is an autobiographical graphic novel by Malaysian cartoonist Lat, originally published in 1979. The book c...

Coming Of Age Memoir Malaysian First Second

8.3 Great

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Hey Kiddo

"Hey, Kiddo" is an autobiographical graphic novel created by author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka, published by G...

Family Memoir Middle Grade Jarrett J Krosoczka

8.3 Great

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Drama

Drama is a middle-grade graphic novel written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, published by Scholastic in 2012. Call...

Theater Lgbtq+ Scholastic Raina Telgemeier

7.7 Good

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Guts

Guts is a 2019 autobiographical graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier, published by Scholastic. It recounts Telgemeier's chi...

Anxiety Memoir Scholastic Raina Telgemeier

7.5 Good

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Amulet

Amulet is a middle-grade fantasy graphic novel series created by Kazu Kibuishi and begun in 2008, with the books publish...

Fantasy Adventure Scholastic Middle Grade

7.5 Good