Level Up Summer Reading with these Campfire Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classroom Classics!

By Kaitlyn Spotts | June 2 2026 | CollectionsEducation & Professional LearningEnglish Language ArtsFavorite Authors & SeriesGraphic NovelsHigh SchoolMiddle SchoolSummer Reading

With summer nearly upon us, experience a dynamic new way to put fun back into the classics with these selections from Campfire Graphic Novels.

Based in New Delhi and bringing books to North American readers since 2010, Campfire has published over 85 distinctive stories for middle and high school students ranging from innovative renditions of Western literature’s most beloved classics to vibrant and gripping histories, mythologies, and biographies. Their Campfire Classics series delivers stunning graphic novel adaptations of some of the most famous works in literature that will keep students invested while strengthening comprehension and retention for visual learners. Engaging and highly digestible at under 150 pages, each book features:

  • Full-color, high quality artwork in an affordable paperback package!
  • Original language from the text, expertly condensed to enhance accessibility.
  • Exclusive bonus material, including historical background content, illustrated casts of characters, and biographical author sketches.

Ideal for pairing alongside the original texts, these gorgeously illustrated editions are a perfect hi-lo entry point for young readers to fall in love with reading the classics. Check out some of the most popular Campfire Classics below, and browse the full list here to discover more of Campfire’s exciting titles!

A Graphic Novel
9789380741550

Experience Emily Brontë’s classic gothic tale of revenge, passion, and the torturous love between Cathy and Heathcliff as never before in this windswept, full-color graphic novel adaptation.

$14.99 US
Feb 15, 2022
Paperback
112 Pages
Campfire

9789381182512

“Pairs richly detailed interiors and exteriors with painstakingly rendered characters, … A solid introduction for budding lovers of the Bard.” —Kirkus Reviews

$14.99 US
Aug 27, 2019
Paperback
90 Pages
Campfire

The Graphic Novel
9789380028743

Austen’s classic comedy of manners is brought to life in vivid, full-color detail, offering a wonderfully accessible way for readers 10 and up to fall in love with English literature’s most enduring story of love, vanity, and overcoming preconceptions.

$19.99 US
Oct 29, 2013
Paperback
104 Pages
Campfire

The Graphic Novel
9789380028330

Perfectly blending the original language of the novel with breathtaking, full-color artwork, this striking illustrated edition reinvents Buck’s journey as a story for all ages—equal parts exciting and entertaining as it is intelligent and thought provoking.

$14.99 US
Nov 09, 2010
Paperback
72 Pages
Campfire

The Graphic Novel
9789380028224

“In this slender graphic adaptation of Melville’s magnum opus, Ishmael, Queequeg and the rest of the uniformly burly, steely-eyed whalers are strong presences in Singh’s art—at least until their pale, gargantuan nemesis shows up to scatter them and their ship as flotsam across the waves.” —Kirkus Reviews

$14.99 US
Jul 27, 2010
Paperback
88 Pages
Campfire