Graphic Novel Award List
Great Graphic Novels
The Great Graphic Novels/Top Ten for Teens is a list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18, prepared yearly by YALSA."
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The Zabime Sisters By Aristophane Translator Madden, Matt Contribution by Breutzman, Nicholas 2010-10 - First Second 9781596436381 Check Our Catalog On the first day of summer vacation, teenaged sisters M'Rose, Elle, and Celina step out into the tropical heat of their island home and continue their headlong tumble toward adulthood. Boys, schoolyard fights, petty thievery, and even illicit alcohol make for a heady mix, as "The Zabime Sisters" indulge in a little summertime freedom. The dramatic backdrop of a Caribbean island provides a study of contrasts--a world that is both lush and wild, yet strangely small and intimate--which echoes the contrasts of the sisters themselves, who are at once worldly and wonderfully naive. Master storyteller Aristophane's "The Zabime Sisters" takes a keen look at some of the universal experiences of children on the cusp of growing up, in the fascinating setting of Guadeloupe. Aristophane's bold, graphic brushwork weaves a wild texture through this gentle, clear-eyed tale. …More |
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Saturn Apartments, Volume 1 By Iwaoka, Hisae 2010-05 - Viz Media 9781421533643 Check Our Catalog Book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format …More |
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Brain Camp By Kim, Susan Author Klavan, Laurence Illustrator Hicks, Faith Erin 2010-08 - First Second 9781596433663 Check Our Catalog Neither artistic, dreamy Jenna nor surly, delinquent Lucas expected to find themselves at an invitation-only summer camp that turns problem children into prodigies. And yet, here they both are at Camp Fielding, settling in with all the other losers and misfits who've been shipped off by their parents in a last-ditch effort to produce a child worth bragging about. But strange disappearances, spooky lights in the woods, and a chilling alteration that turns the dimmest, rowdiest campers into docile zombie Einsteins have Jenna and Lucas feeling more than a little suspicious . . . and a lot afraid. …More |
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Taster's Choice By Layman, John Illustrator Guillory, Rob 2009-11 - Image Comics 9781607061595 Check Our Catalog Special Introductory Price! Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases. Collects CHEW #1-5. …More |
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Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty By Neri, Greg Illustrator DuBurke, Randy 2010-09 - Lee & Low Books 9781584302674 Check Our Catalog A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an 11-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members. …More |
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Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. By Shiga, Jason 2010-03 - Amulet Books 9780810984233 Check Our Catalog In this completely original graphic-novel take on a choose-your-own-adventure, a boy stumbles upon the lab of a mad scientist who asks him to choose between testing a mind-reading device, a time machine, and a doomsday machine. Readers follow the tabs to create their own story. …More |
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Smile By Telgemeier, Raina Illustrator Yue, Stephanie 2010-02 - Graphix 9780545132060 Check Our Catalog Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth, and what follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. …More |
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Ghostopolis By TenNapel, Doug 2010-07 - Graphix 9780545210287 Check Our Catalog Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when he's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don't have, and he's stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth's newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake. |
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Set to Sea By Weing, Drew 2010-08 - Fantagraphics Books 9781606993682 Check Our Catalog A nautical debut graphic novel from a major talent. …More |

























