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First Second Books publishes great books that are comics on the inside. First Second is all about publishing great books!

We put our books first, so here they are:

Adventures in Cartooning; Alan's War; A.L.I.E.E.E.N.; The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard; American Born Chinese; Americus; Anya's Ghost; Astronaut Academy; Baby's in Black; Bake Sale; Ball Peen Hammer; The Black Diamond Detective Agency; Bloody Chester; Booth; Bourbon Island 1730; Brain Camp; Broxo; Cat Burglar Black; City of Spies; The Color of Ear

th; Dawn Land; Deogratias; Drawing Words and Writing Pictures; The Eternal Smile; The Fate of the Artist; Feynman; Foiled; Friends With Boys; Garage Band; Giants Beware!; Gus & His Gang; Jerusalem; Journey Into Mohawk Country; Kampung Boy; Kaput & Zosky; Klezmer; Koko Be Good; Laika; Level Up; Lewis & Clark; Life Sucks; Little Vampire; Lost Colony; Marathon; Missouri Boy; The Moon Moth; Mush!; Notes for a War Story; Nursery Rhyme Comics; Olympians; Orcs; The Photographer; Prime Baby; Prince of Persia; The Professor's Daughter; Refresh, Refresh; Relish; Resistance; Robot Dreams; Sailor Twain; Same Difference; Sardine in Outer Space; The Silence of Our Friends; Slow Storm; Stuffed!; Sumo; Three Shadows; Tiny Tyrant; Tune; The Unsinkable Walker Bean; Vampire Loves; The Zabime Sisters; Zahra's Paradise; and Zita the Spacegirl

05/03/2025

Tyler Page returns with a touching middle grade memoir about a boy dealing with Button Pusher weight gain, bullying, and gendered expectations all while starting a new school year. Don't miss Page's touching memoir tackling body image, bullying, and navigating high school, out Tuesday 💗 https://bit.ly/4bplyzk

04/03/2025

Happy book birthday to Sara Phoebe Miller and Morgan Beem's emotionally resonant YOU BELONG HERE! 💛💛 https://bit.ly/3XrJQD3

28/02/2025

ICYMI: John Green recently revealed the cover for the next installment in his mega-bestselling InvestiGators series!! Out September 9th, Case Files brings readers along for the ride as they help solve ttricky cases along side everyone's favorite sleuths Mango and Brash 🕵️🐊

Preorder here: https://bit.ly/3XhLaIw

25/02/2025

Happy book birthday to the new paperback edition of Gene Luen Yang's award-winning classic, DRAGON HOOPS! 🏀 https://bit.ly/3QqxAiw

24/02/2025

Meet the Lai siblings! Abby might be the star of Remy Lai's newest graphic novel Chickenpox from our friends at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, but when all 5 of them come down with chickenpox, they’ll have to find a way to get along despite their differences (and maybe even have a little fun!) Swipe to meet all of the Lai siblings: Abby, Amy, Remy, Andy, and Tommy! https://bit.ly/3QpPD8d

18/02/2025

It's new book Tuesday, readers! Help us celebrate these fantastic creators on their latest releases:

⭐InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase by John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, and Pat Lewis
⭐Llamame Iggy (Call Me Iggy, Spanish Language Edition) by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado; translated by Fernando Lujan Gomez
⭐Oasis by Guojing

13/02/2025

The next InvestiGators adventure is almost here! 🐊 Out Tuesday, AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: WILD GHOST CHASE finds new recruit Zeb the sheep joining the flock to help crack the greatest mystery of all! But, uhh...just what is the greatest mystery of all? Preorder your copy: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250374165/investigatorsagentsofsuitwildghostchase/

31/01/2025

Meet the crew of SPACE CHASERS! Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin, Eisner-Award nominated comic creator Joe Caramagna, and brought to brilliant life by Alison Acton, this incredible novel is a space adventure like no other.

21/01/2025

Today we're wishing a very happy book birthday to Maria van Lieshout's SONG OF A BLACKBIRD! No one puts it better than R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder: "This is essential, illuminating reading.” 💗 https://bit.ly/4jlUN2l

20/01/2025

“This is a must read book.” —Dan Santat, National Book Award winner

and 's MIXED-UP is a sensitive and heartfelt story about the struggles of a game-loving girl who gets diagnosed with dyslexia, inspired by the author's life experiences. It's out tomorrow!

29/12/2024

There's only one month left until Lunar New Year: plenty of time to read (or re-read) Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham's celebrated LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY! https://bit.ly/400emWr

27/12/2024

We're so excited to share where John Green will be touring to celebrate the next book in the hilarious Agents of S.U.I.T. series! Learn more about these stops in celebration of WILD GHOST CHASE: https://bit.ly/49O3Wwm 👻

22/12/2024

In VISITATIONS, Corey Egbert draws inspiration from his own upbringing in the Mormon church and welcomes readers on an emotionally stirring, nuanced journey into the liminal spaces between imagination and memory, faith and truth. This moving graphic novel is available now: https://bit.ly/4goOF7i

20/12/2024

Need a last-minute holiday gift for the pr***en in your life? We recommend CRUSH, the second book in the bestselling contemporary graphic novel duology from indie pop superstars Tegan & Sara and Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden! https://bit.ly/3CZxhaH

19/12/2024

📢 Wanted: Editorial Assistant! Learn all about graphic novel publishing in this entry-level role. Join a supportive and collaborative editorial team with sister imprints 23rd Street Books (who publish adult graphic novels) and First Second Books (who publish kids and YA graphic novels). Do you have zero formal publishing experience? No problem! Do you love graphic novels? Perfect!

Apply here: https://bit.ly/4gmjRUZ

17/12/2024

Happy book birthday to VISITATIONS, Corey Egbert's emotionally stirring, nuanced journey into the liminal spaces between imagination and memory, faith and truth. https://bit.ly/4iAMOhM

16/12/2024

When a team of brilliant kids-turned-astronauts find themselves in serious trouble in outer space, they must work together to get back home. This is the first book in an incredible middle-grade graphic novel series created by real life astronaut, Leland Melvin! Preorder your copy, on sale February 4 🚀 https://bit.ly/41xwV5s

13/12/2024

"Powerful, moving, and utterly unforgettable." —Kirkus, starred review

Maria van Lieshout's SONG OF A BLACKBIRD is a timely graphic novel that weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline. It's available January 21, but you can preorder it now: https://bit.ly/3ZBw0OG

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Need a last-minute holiday gift for the preteen in your life? We recommend CRUSH, the second book in the bestselling contemporary graphic novel duology from indie pop superstars Tegan & Sara and Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden! https://bit.ly/3CZxhaH

Have you discovered Tegan & Sara and Tillie Walden's stunning autobiographically inspired books yet? In CRUSH, the spunky, big-hearted duology conclusion, the sisters realize that to get the gig that could change their lives forever, they’ll have to first figure out who they are and how to get along. https:/https://bit.ly/3CZxhaH

"Earnest, expertly executed storytelling . . . A heartfelt story of staying grounded while shooting for stardom.” —Kirkus Reviews Don't miss CRUSH, @teganandsara and @tilliewalden's follow-up to JUNIOR HIGH, out now 💕

"A blinding light of a tale about a boy who fights to become himself." - Jason Reynolds WEIRDO is out September 17th from Tony Weaver, Jr., with art from Jes & Cin Wibowo, and available now for preorder 💛

Dan & Jason are serving up some delicious pancakes...Blue, Barry, and Pancakes, that is! 😉🥞 Don't miss the latest installment in this hilarious series, available now! https://bit.ly/3x7Xb9u After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtling towards athletic stardom! As endorsement deals and branded merchandise offers pile up, will our heroes be able to stay humble and hold onto their friendship? Or will the pressures of fame and success tear them apart?!

Everyone say thank you to Simina Popescu for these sneak peeks of the main characters from their stunning coming of age graphic novel🎀 Leap isn't out until November 12, but you can preorder from our friends at Roaring Brook Press: https://bit.ly/3SK1S1i

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