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Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier reads as heartwarming, slightly spooky. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

What Ghosts is like to read

A graphic novel about a family navigating grief and displacement through the gentle discovery of a ghost-inhabited town, where supernatural friendship offers unexpected healing. Combines Telgemeier's signature intimate family dynamics with magical-realist wonder. Best for: readers seeking emotionally grounded middle-grade fantasy; fans of Telgemeier's previous work; children processing grief or family change.

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Smile
Raina Telgemeier · 2010
An earnest, episodic middle-school memoir in comics form — funny and cringey by turns, with real warmth as Raina grows past her insecurities.
younger readerscomplete story
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Amulet
Kazu Kibuishi · 2008
Another road into family, taken at quick, propulsive pacing.
younger readers
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Drama
Raina Telgemeier · 2012
A warm, briskly-paced middle-school graphic novel where backstage crushes, crew squabbles, and set-building triumphs carry equal weight.
happy-for-nowyounger readerscomplete story
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Avatar
Gene Luen Yang · 2013
A brisk graphic-novel installment where political council-room tension flips into open rebellion, with Katara's personal conflict grounding the larger tribal stakes.
mildly eerieYAdeep cut
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The witch boy
Lee Knox Ostertag · 2017
Reads heartwarming in the same way — and goes just as deep on acceptance and family.
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Stargazing
Jen Wang · 2019
Another road into friendship and illness, taken at steady pacing.
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Cardboard
Doug TenNapel · 2012
A gentle, imaginative graphic novel about grief and creativity, where a boy and his grandfather's cardboard creations turn heartwarming and a little dangerous.
mildly eerieyounger readerscomplete story
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The nameless city
Faith Erin Hicks · 2016
A visually rich graphic novel about two girls from opposing sides of a conquered city building trust as political unrest and ancient mysteries swirl around them, blending adventure
younger readersdeep cut
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Measuring Up
Lily LaMotte · 2020
Reads heartwarming in the same way — and goes just as deep on family.
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Graceling
Gareth Hinds · 2008
A serious, intense fantasy about a young woman confronting the dangerous truth of her own power amid political scheming, told with the same earnest gravity and dark undertones as the author's mythic retellings.
YAcomplete storydeep cut
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The astounding broccoli boy
Frank Cottrell Boyce · 2015
A funny, warm-hearted middle-grade romp told from an anxious boy's perspective as he reframes a bizarre medical mystery as a superhero origin story, gradually bonding with his former bully.
younger readerscomplete storydeep cut
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Displacement
Kiku Hughes · 2019
Matches the poignant mood, carried on steady pacing.

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It's written for middle-grade readers (roughly ages 8-12).

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