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Little Lulu: Working Girl

John Stanley

"With her pithy put-downs and her easy way with half-truths, it’s impossible not to warm to Little Lulu..."

— The Observer

Score pending

1 review

Time for Lights Out

Raymond Briggs

" a beloved genius of storytelling and illustration..."

— The Observer

Score pending

1 review

Rusty Brown

Chris Ware

"Rusty Brown is a human document of rare richness..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

The Red Zone

Silvia Vecchini, Sualzo

"a restrained, poignant graphic novel..."

— Financial Times

Score pending

1 review

King of King Court

Travis Dandro

"This affecting account of family life features dreams of monsters, classroom japes – and a father hooked on heroin..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball

Jeff Kinney

"a huge year for the Wimpy Kid comes to a close with Greg's 14th adventure...."

— The Bookseller

Score pending

1 review

Clyde Fans

Seth

"a masterpiece..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

Sunday's Child

Serena Katt

" There is...real daring here, as well as empathy and imagination..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

Two Girls Down

Louisa Luna

"this flawless performance is captivating..."

— The Sunday Times

Score pending

1 review

Square Eyes

Anna Mill, Luke Jones

"it certainly is a wild ride..."

— The Times

3.67 out of 5

3 reviews

Cassandra Darke

Posy Simmonds

"devilishly good..."

— The Times

4.36 out of 5

4 reviews

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

Charlie Mackesy

Score pending

0 reviews

Best Reviewed Graphic Novels

Cassandra Darke

Posy Simmonds

"devilishly good..."

— The Times

4.36 out of 5

4 reviews

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"Her eye for detail and genius for composition are stronger than ever"

— The Guardian

"Simmonds has produced another character that comes living and breathing off the page"

— Financial Times

Square Eyes

Anna Mill, Luke Jones

"it certainly is a wild ride..."

— The Times

3.67 out of 5

3 reviews

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"An inventive, immersive adventure vividly imagines a bleak near future shaped by sinister software"

— The Guardian

"A tech pioneer loses control of her creation in this striking, intoxicating book "

— The Guardian

Two Girls Down

Louisa Luna

"this flawless performance is captivating..."

— The Sunday Times

Score pending

1 review

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Sunday's Child

Serena Katt

" There is...real daring here, as well as empathy and imagination..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

More reviews

Clyde Fans

Seth

"a masterpiece..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

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King of King Court

Travis Dandro

"This affecting account of family life features dreams of monsters, classroom japes – and a father hooked on heroin..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

The Red Zone

Silvia Vecchini, Sualzo

"a restrained, poignant graphic novel..."

— Financial Times

Score pending

1 review

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

Charlie Mackesy

Score pending

0 reviews

Rusty Brown

Chris Ware

"Rusty Brown is a human document of rare richness..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

Time for Lights Out

Raymond Briggs

" a beloved genius of storytelling and illustration..."

— The Observer

Score pending

1 review

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball

Jeff Kinney

"a huge year for the Wimpy Kid comes to a close with Greg's 14th adventure...."

— The Bookseller

Score pending

1 review

Little Lulu: Working Girl

John Stanley

"With her pithy put-downs and her easy way with half-truths, it’s impossible not to warm to Little Lulu..."

— The Observer

Score pending

1 review

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Graphic Novels

Cassandra Darke

Posy Simmonds

"devilishly good..."

— The Times

4.36 out of 5

4 reviews

Square Eyes

Anna Mill, Luke Jones

"it certainly is a wild ride..."

— The Times

3.67 out of 5

3 reviews

Two Girls Down

Louisa Luna

"this flawless performance is captivating..."

— The Sunday Times

Score pending

1 review

Sunday's Child

Serena Katt

" There is...real daring here, as well as empathy and imagination..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

Clyde Fans

Seth

"a masterpiece..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

King of King Court

Travis Dandro

"This affecting account of family life features dreams of monsters, classroom japes – and a father hooked on heroin..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

The Red Zone

Silvia Vecchini, Sualzo

"a restrained, poignant graphic novel..."

— Financial Times

Score pending

1 review

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

Charlie Mackesy

Score pending

0 reviews

Rusty Brown

Chris Ware

"Rusty Brown is a human document of rare richness..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

Time for Lights Out

Raymond Briggs

" a beloved genius of storytelling and illustration..."

— The Observer

Score pending

1 review

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