If you liked
Books like The Meltdown
Loved The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from graphic novels, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
10 books · ranked
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1
Persepolis
A girl grows up during and after the Iranian revolution; a witty, moving graphic memoir.
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2
Watchmen
Flawed, ageing superheroes in an alternate Cold War; the graphic novel that proved comics could be literature.
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3
Fun Home
A literary graphic memoir about a father, a funeral home and coming out; intricate and deeply felt.
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4
Bleach
Ichigo realizes a Hollow is involved when Chad checks into a hospital with a mysterious scar on his back and disappears along with a talking parakeet imbued with the soul of a boy named Yuichi. Ichigo
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5
Blankets
First love and a religious upbringing in snowy Wisconsin; a tender, beautifully drawn coming-of-age memoir.
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6
Naruto
Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! ________________
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7
Tenisu no ōjisama
At the Kanto Tournament, Hyotei Academy's team forces Sieshun's Momo and Eiji to assume the Australian formation. Meanwhile, the Seishun team of Kaoru and Sadaharu walk into a landmine of "scud serves
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8
Skipping Christmas
Luther and Nora Krank decide that, just this once, they'll skip Christmas altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won't be hosting their annu
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The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)
A modern-day classic. This highly acclaimed adventure series about two friends desperate to save their doomed city has captivated kids and teachers alike for almost fifteen years and has sold over 3.5
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10
GTO
Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-biker, decides that he is going to become the best teacher in the world but his class is full of bullies, blackmailers, and sadists.