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- List: Great Graphic Novels for Teens
- List: Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
- Award year: 2019
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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
Some of history's most spirited and inspiring women overcome difficult odds in this graphic novel representation of girl power at its best. -
Check, Please!: #Hockey
Using witty dialogue, a subtle gay romance, and lots of references to Bitty's baking, Ukazu dives deep into bro-culture and demolishes toxic masculinity in this well-crafted graphic novel, which follows Eric "Bitty" Bittle and his hockey team through their years at Samwell University. Teens will be ready to devour the next installment of this unabashedly charming story. -
Crush
Jorge is a chill guy just trying to survive middle school. Quiet and thoughtful, he uses his size to protect others. But can he protect himself from developing a massive crush on Jazmine? -
Fence, Volume 1
Nicholas is determined to become a world-class fencer like his estranged father. When he starts at Kings Row Boys School, though, he suddenly finds himself in very close quarters with both his nemesis and his father's legitimate son. -
Herding Cats: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
A compilation of entries from Sarah's popular webcomic Sarah's Scribbles, Herding Cats explores topics such as anxiety, online harassment, and obsession with animals with her trademark quirky style. -
Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt With Family Addiction
A raw graphic memoir, author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka depicts his complex upbringing - including a search for his father, difficult interactions with his heroin-addicted mother, and day-to-day life with his grandparents. Illustrations–ample in gray, burnt orange, and earth tones–conjure the feeling of vague memories. -
Illegal
Ebo and his brother, Kwame, leave Northern Africa in search of their sister and refuge in Europe. Crossing the blazing desert and rough Mediterranean seas on an inflatable boat has no guarantee for survival. -
Mech Cadet Yu, Volume 1
In the near future, humans pair up with sentient robots to fight insectoid aliens. Stanford Yu is chosen by a mech to be its pilot, but in between training, hazing, and another invasion, it's a lot harder than it looks. -
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Frances, a talented young dressmaker, is given the chance to be the Prince's personal seamstress. What she doesn't expect is what type of clothing Prince Sebastian will request. -
Speak: The Graphic Novel
"Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless--an outcast--because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. Through her work on an art project, she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her.