Books like Rosalie Lightning by Tom Hart

Raina Telgemeier tells the coming‑of‑age tale of a young girl who hurts her front teeth in a Girl Scout mishap, faces bullying after braces, and finds unexpected friendship among a quirky group of classmates.

A Pulitzer‑winning graphic novel that chronicles the life of Jewish Holocaust survivor Vladek Spiegelman through his son’s perspective, using evocative animal symbolism to confront guilt, memory, and the father‑son bond.

A personal, illustrated memoir of Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Tehran, her coming‑of‑age during the Islamic Revolution, teenage years in Vienna and eventual exile from Iran.

Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, *Fun Home*, chronicles her complex relationship with her father, a funeral-home director, and her own coming-of-age as a lesbian, using intimate drawings and witty narrative.

In a blustery Wisconsin winter, two brothers navigate sibling rivalry and a budding romance as they grow up in an isolated rural setting.

El Deafo is a graphic novel by Cece Bell that follows a young girl who loses her hearing, learns to navigate the world with a hearing aid, and finds new friendships through humor and creativity.

Alison Bechdel revisits her childhood in this graphic memoir, uncovering the layered relationship with her mother—an avid reader, music lover, and concealed gay artist—while exploring psychoanalysis, literary heritage, and the quest for understanding.

Roz Chast turns her sharp humor into a touching memoir about caring for aging parents, using cartoons, family photos, and real moments to explore the challenges and absurdities of adult children stepping into the caregiver role.

Allen Say’s graphic memoir traces his growth into a celebrated artist amid WWII, guided by mentor Noro Shinpei and shaped by his Japanese‑American heritage.

After a lightning strike transforms 12‑year‑old Lucy into a math prodigy, her grandmother sends her from homeschooling into middle school, where she discovers that friendships and everyday experiences matter more than equations.

Amelia embarks on a journey to find her Aunt Tanner, her former cheerleader teammates, and the boy she once thought of as a friend, all while dodging ex-boyfriend's tell-all book and navigating the complex dynamics of their family's past and present. A lighthearted and humorous adventure story for young readers, perfect for fans of 'The Fault in Our Stars' and 'Wonder'.

A graphic memoir that captures the death of Nina Bunjevac’s father and traces the impact of fascist and communist Yugoslavia on her family and homeland.

"On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since. She has written an engrossing, unsentimental, beautifully poised account: as she struggles through the first months following the tragedy, furiously clenched against a reality that she cannot face and cannot deny; and then, over the ensuing years, as she emerges reluctantly, slowly allowing her memory to take her back through the rich and joyous life she’s mourning, from her family’s home in London, to the birth of her children, to the year she met her English husband at Cambridge, to her childhood in Colombo; all the while learning the difficult balance between the almost unbearable reminders of her loss and the need to keep her family, somehow, still alive within her"--From publisher's website.

Mira Ptacin confronts the devastating loss of an unborn child while reflecting on her mother’s own tragedy of a deceased adopted son, a memoir that explores grief, free will, and the enduring bonds between mothers and daughters.

Jackie Hance chronicles her heartbreaking journey after a traffic accident that claimed her three young daughters, detailing the pain of loss, the struggle with grief, and the slow, courageous path toward healing and hope.

In World War II Britain’s remote Turtle Valley, fifteen‑year‑old Beth Weeks navigates family life, mysterious disappearances, and a looming predator while learning recipes and remedies with her eccentric rural neighbors.

After returning to his Appalachian homestead, GhostWalker Rubin Campo meets fellow GhostWalker Jonquille, a woman who can generate but cannot control lightning. Their magnetic connection threatens to unravel as hidden motives surface.