JH Graphic Novels

At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet? [print | audiobook]

Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, as well as his kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world. [print | e-book]

From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself. [print]

After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member. [print]

Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club. Baby-sitting isn't always easy, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But, no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship.

Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts handing out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in it wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls will do anything to stay on top, even if it means bullying the others. Will Shannon and Adrienne stay friends? Can she stand up for herself? And is she in The Group - or out?

Sunny Lewin flies to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun, but where Gramps lives is full of old people. Really old people. Luckily, Sunny meets Buzz, a boy who is completely obsessed with comic books, and soon they're having adventures of their own. But the question remains, why is Sunny down in Florida in the first place? The answer lies in a family secret ...

Now that Dany is in 7th grade, she's in a new middle school and her friends are in different classes, drifting away. But then she inherits a magic sketchbook from her eccentric great-aunt and discovers that anything she draws in it comes to life. So she draws Madison - the most amazing, perfect, and awesome best friend ever! The thing is, even when you create a best friend, there's no guarantee they'll always be your best friend... [print]

This is the story of two totally different girls -- quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie -- and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. All the crushes, humiliation, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day. [print | e-book]

After his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds. [print]

When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she wonders why all of her friends have already formed their own groups without her. [print]

Twelve-year-old Cindy has just dipped a toe into seventh-grade drama—with its complicated friendships, bullies, and cute boys—when she earns an internship as a cub reporter at a local newspaper in the early 1970s. A (rare) young female reporter takes Cindy under her wing, and Cindy soon learns not only how to write a lede, but also how to respectfully question authority, how to assert herself in a world run by men, and—as the Watergate scandal unfolds—how brave reporting and writing can topple a corrupt world leader. Searching for her own scoops, Cindy doesn’t always get it right, on paper or in real life. But whether she’s writing features about ghost hunters, falling off her bicycle and into her first crush, or navigating shifting friendships, Cindy grows wiser and more confident through every awkward and hilarious mistake. [print]

All Vera wanted was to go to summer camp. But Russian summer camp wasn't anything Vera expected. This camp has no electricity, no plumbing, and no friends. Can she survive two weeks? Vera doesn't think she can. [print]

Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend, Nicole. So she assumes Nicole will sign up for roller derby camp like her, but Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead. And so begins the toughest summer of Astrid's life. [print]

In order to get the attention of Nia, the girl he likes, eleven-year-old A.J. pretends to be a vampire, unaware that she intends to be a slayer. [print]