- Graphic Novels
- Ages 12–15
- Contemporary
The Sad Ghost Club Volume 2
Book 2 of 5 in The Sad Ghost ClubView the full series
A continuation that moves from finding one kindred spirit to learning how fragile, awkward, and important a support circle can be. It remains gentle, but the friendship dynamics become more complex.
- Best for12–15
- FormatGraphic
- Length256 pp
- Read aloud~2 hr
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
Tone
- Gentle
- Heartwarming
- Bittersweet
- Warm
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
The Sad Ghost Club has begun, but belonging to something does not make anxiety disappear. The ghosts want to create a space where sad, lonely, or overwhelmed people can feel less alone, yet opening that space to others brings new worries. What if the club changes? What if friendships shift? What if helping other people is harder than anyone expected? Lize Meddings continues the series' quiet, validating approach to mental health, using ghost figures to make anxious thoughts and lonely feelings visible without turning them into horror. Volume 2 is a warm but honest story about friendship, support, and the courage it takes to let other people in. It is best read after Volume 1, because the emotional foundation of the club matters.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 12–15
- Read aloud · 11–15
- Independent · 12–15
Prose load
Minimal
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Patchy
Works well for
- Gift-buying
- Reluctant readers
Preview before sharing if a child is sensitive to: mental health.
Bedtime suitability
3 / 5 · Workable
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Teen graphic novel
- Mental health comfort read
- Friendship group
- Gentle visual read
- Series continuation
Avoid if
- Has not read book one
- Wants action
- Younger ghost story seekers
Particularly good for children who are…
- Anxiety and worry
- Making friends
- Low self esteem
- Reluctant reader
In the classroom
How it works in school.
A tender YA graphic-novel series about anxiety and finding your people — a strong wellbeing read for older readers and discussion.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific weight is the club growing — belonging to something not making the anxiety disappear, opening the space to others bringing new worries, helping people turning out to be harder than expected. The Sad Ghost Club for a teen learning that found-family also takes work.
- Being understood finally
- Friendship and belonging
- Cosy safety
Why parents love it
The Sad Ghost Club sequel — friendship widens, the difficulty of letting others in becomes the subject, same gentle visual tone. Best read after Volume 1; the emotional foundation matters. Continued strength on social-anxiety territory.
- Conversation starter
- Quick to read
- Great writing
In the series
The Sad Ghost Club.
5 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Lize Meddings.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
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