- Fitting In, by Rodrigo Reyes, to recruit new members for the music club, a middle-schooler joins the soccer team in an attempt to become popular, Andrews McMeel, 2026
- The Gingerbread Man Is Loose, by Laura Murray and Mike Lowery, a four-volume graphic novel series for early readers in a school setting, Putnam, begins spring 2024 with Buttons on the Loose and Class Pet on the Loose
- Unreal, by Ellen Walker, sisters use imagination in a memoir-inspired coming-of-age story dealing with neurodivergence, Little, Brown Ink, 2026
- When The Revolution Came to Town, by Isra Moussaoui, Beth Bacon, and Noha Habaieb, in which an 11-year-old wants to win a poetry contest during the Arab Spring, Dial, 2025
Source: Publishers Weekly Rights Report, September 18 and September 25
Filed under: Graphic Novels, News
About Johanna
Johanna Draper Carlson has been reviewing comics for over 20 years. She manages ComicsWorthReading.com, the longest-running independent review site online that covers all genres of comic books, graphic novels, and manga. She has an MA in popular culture, studying online fandom, and was previously, among many other things, webmaster for DC Comics. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.