In a semi-autobiographical graphic novel, the author describes her childhood anxiety, in a story about growing up and gathering the courage to face and conquer her fears.

Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.

Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.

When her best friend Adrienne starts hanging out with the most popular girl in class, Shannon questions with whether she and Adrienne will stay friends, and if she is part of the clique. Follow up with Shannon in Best Friends.

A collection of comics about every kid's favorite school subject: recess. More Comics Squad books feature Lunch and Detention. These short comic stories offer a variety of new authors and illustrators to explore (for example, click on the title, scroll down to the listing of alternate authors, then click on "Jennifer Holm" to find another list of books by a great comic author).

Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.

Recounts the author's adventures as he grows from an eager-to-please boy into a teenage comic book artist.

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. Find another middle school saga in Brave, and then Crush, by the same author.

The lives of two middle school girls, one a quiet artist, the other a popular overachiever, intersect on a day shaped by a misdelivered note, crushes, humiliations, boredom, and drama. This author has more books: Positively Izzy, and Just Jaime.

There are many more Amelia Rules books as well.

Hilda's world is upset as she faces the prospect of leaving her snow-capped birthplace for the city when her mother, an architect, is offered a job. As Hilda tries to make a case for staying where they are, she must find a way to befriend the tiny elves who have recently been causing trouble for the household, and at the same time, find out about the giant she keeps seeing at night. Although this story takes on more fantastic elements, there's still plenty of strong characters and fun hijinks. And of course, there's more Hilda.

The fearsome witch of Russian folklore mentors a brave teen who draws on her grandmother's wisdom to pass a series of tests, outfox a territorial bear, and make dinner for her child-eating host. While the story departs from the realistic nature of Telgemeier's work, the illustration style might appeal to fans.