Best Middle Grade

El Deafo is a 2014 autobiographical graphic novel by Cece Bell that explores her childhood experiences with hearing loss using a rabbit alter ego.

Smile is an autobiographical graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier chronicling her dental struggles and social anxieties during middle school.

New Kid is a 2019 middle-grade graphic novel by Jerry Craft that won the Newbery Medal, depicting a Black student's life at a prestigious private school.

A graphic novel by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed recounting Mohamed's childhood as a Somali refugee in a Kenyan refugee camp.

Roller Girl is a 2015 graphic novel by Victoria Jamieson about a tween girl who joins a roller derby league while navigating changing friendships.

Drama is a 2012 young adult graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier that follows a middle school theater crew navigating crushes and backstage chaos.

Amulet is an ongoing fantasy graphic novel series created by Kazu Kibuishi in 2008, following two siblings who discover a magical world underground.

Guts is a 2019 autobiographical graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier detailing her childhood struggles with anxiety and a phobia of throwing up.