The newcomer on the Kids Graphic Novels chart is a potential powerhouse: Sveltana Chmakova’s Crush, which was released in bookstores on October 30, debuts at #8 on the chart of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels based on NPD BookScan data for November (10/28/18-12/1/18) provided to ICv2.  This book is the third in Chmakova’s Berrybrook Middle School series, following Awkward and Brave.  While Awkward was a top seller in 2017 and gained plenty of accolades, Brave has been a bit slower to gain traction (although it’s an excellent book: see "Review: ‘Brave’ GN").  These books are clearly designed to appeal to fans of Telgemeier’s work, although they are different in tone and style.  For that reason, I’d recommend them not only to fans of Smile and Sisters but also to readers in the same age group who don’t like those books.

There are plenty of familiar faces on the rest of the chart.  The runaway best-seller Dog Man series takes up the top five slots, for the first time since August, and the box set checks in at number 12.  All four of Raina Telgemeier’s stand-alone graphic novels are there, along with volume 1 of her adaptation of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club books and volumes 5 and 6 of that series, adapted by Gale Galligan.  The eighth volume of Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet, released in September, is still in the top 10, dropping from third to seventh place.  The latest Big Nate book charts for the third month in a row, and volume 1 of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series, another perennial, is there at number 13.

Further down, the Gravity Falls anthology and Positively Izzy are back in the last two slots, after slipping off the chart last month.

NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – November 2018 (10/28/18 - 12/1/18)
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher
1	DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC	DAV PILKEY	GRAPHIX
2	DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC	DAV PILKEY	GRAPHIX
3	DOG MAN HC	DAV PILKEY	GRAPHIX
4	DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC	DAV PILKEY	GRAPHIX
5	DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC	DAV PILKEY	GRAPHIX
6	KRISTY'S BIG DAY	MARTIN, ANN M.	GRAPHIX
7	AMULET BOOK 8	KAZU KIBUISHI	GRAPHIX
8	CRUSH (BERRYBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK 3)	SVETLANA CHMAKOVA	JY
9	DRAMA	RAINA TELGEMEIER	GRAPHIX
10	BIG NATE GOES BANANAS!	LINCOLN PEIRCE	ANDREWS MCMEEL
11	SMILE	RAINA TELGEMEIER	GRAPHIX
12	DOG MAN: THE EPIC COLLECTION BOX SET	DAV PILKEY	GRAPHIX
13	PHOEBE & HER UNICORN BOOK 1	DANA SIMPSON	ANDREWS MCMEEL
14	SISTERS	RAINA TELGEMEIER	GRAPHIX
15	THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 5	GALE GALLIGAN	GRAPHIX
16	THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH HC	MAX BRALLIER	VIKING BOOKS
17	GHOSTS	RAINA TELGEMEIER	GRAPHIX
18	THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 1	RAINA TELGEMEIER	GRAPHIX
19	GRAVITY FALLS: LOST LEGENDS: 4 ALL-NEW ADVENTURES! HC	ALEX HIRSCH	DISNEY PRESS
20	POSITIVELY IZZY	LIBENSON, TERRI	BALZER & BRAY
Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

For charts of November graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
November 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
November 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels

For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
November 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
November 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
November 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more.  NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market.  The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we've removed those titles from the ranking above.

For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."