Great Graphic Novels for Teens
About the Great Graphic Novels for Teens
The list presents graphic novels published in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for teens aged twelve to eighteen.
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Non-Fiction
2013 Selection(s)
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
Lambert, Joseph. 2012, illus., Disney Hyperion/Disney Book Group, $17.99.
You thought you knew the whole story.
Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (And Doesn't Work) in Words and Pictures
Goodwin, Michael and Dann E. Burr. 2012, illus., Abrams, paper, $19.95
Who knew economics could be so fun?
A Game For Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
Abirached, Zeina. 2012, illus., Lerner/Graphic Universe, $29.27.
As the bombs drop on Beirut, Zeina’s family must depend on her neighbors for survival.
Hades: Lord of the Dead: Olympians V. 4.
O'Connor, George.2012, illus., Roaring Brook/First Second, paper, $16.99
Who’s Hade’s queen of the underworld?
My Friend Dahmer
Backderf, Derf. 2012, illus., Abrams, paper, $17.95.
Go to high school with the nation's most notorious serial killer
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy
Hale, Nathan. 2012, illus., Abrams/Amulet, $12.95
A spy on the gallows has a story to tell.
Steve Jobs: Genius By Desig
Quinn, Jason and Amit Tayal. 2012, illus., Campfire, paper, $12.99
Steve Jobs’ life from birth to death.
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb
Fetter-Vorm, Jonathan. 2012, illus., Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Hill and Wang.
A look at one of the most controversial decisions in American history.
Fiction
2013 Selection(s)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Death of Spider-Man
Bendis, Brian Michael and Mark Bagley. 2011, illus., Marvel, $24.99.
The fall and sacrifice of Marvel's greatest hero.
Wonder Woman: Blood V.1
Azzarello, Brian and Cliff Chiang. 2012, illus., DC Comics, $22.99
Diana discovers the truth of her parentage in this reboot.
