Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel

Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel

by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza
Publication Date: 07/04/2026

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A pitch-perfect middle-grade graphic memoir about crushes, coming out, and finding the courage to be yourself.


Eighth grade isn't off to a great start. Everyone but Rex seems to be coupling up, and he's starting to feel like an outsider... until he meets Charlotte. She's fearless, smart, pretty, and she likes him back. But as great as Charlotte is, there's someone Rex can't stop thinking about.


Drew is Rex's childhood best friend, so when he kisses Rex, all kinds of new feelings begin to stir. Though at school, Drew acts like he doesn't even know Rex, making those feelings turn really confusing really fast. And with all the strong opinions Rex hears at home and at church, he questions his own worth and what his affections actually mean. Rex wants to be more like his new friend, Nina, and not care what others think, but being himself seems impossible. When did middle school get so confusing?!

ISBN:
9781338575095
9781338575095
Category:
Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage)
Publication Date:
07-04-2026
Language:
English
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc.
Rex Ogle

Rex Ogle was born and raised mostly in Texas. He received the 2020 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award for his memoir Free Lunch. A former children's book editor in New York City, Rex now lives in Los Angeles with his partner.

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