Best Graphic Novels Books for 7th Grade

The graphic novels on this page for seventh graders mix fiction with true stories. Jerry Craft's New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, follows a seventh grader adjusting to a private school where he is one of very few students of color. The Cartoonists Club, by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, celebrates kids learning to make their own comics, and memoirs such as Mexikid and March: Book Three show how comics can tell real history. Every title has won or been honored by a major award.