Collection Spotlight: YA Graphic Novels

Graphic novels are books made up of comics or illustrations. They can be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, anthologies, or any other type of story. Our YA collection features these types of books for middle and high school students. It includes comic books, manga, and graphic novels.

YA Graphic Novel Collection is located under the windows.

Popular Series

My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
This is a popular Japanese manga series about a "normal" boy living in a world of superheroes. There are currently 20 volumes in the series. #21 comes out October 1st!

Berrybrook Middle School by Svetlana Chmakova
This series follows a group of middle school students through all of their ups and downs. There are 3 volumes out now: Awkward, Brave, and Crush. The 4th volume, Diary, comes out on October 29th!

Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
This adventure filled series follows a girl named Emily who finds a magical amulet. There are 8 volumes in the series. A ninth volume is expected, but there is no release date yet.

Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
This Japanese manga follows a young ninja who dreams of becoming the leader of his village. There are 72 volumes in the series. The last volume was published in the US in 2015. If you just can't get enough, you can also check out Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - the 7th one in this series comes out in November!

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Akira Himekawa
Based on the popular video game. There are currently 5 volumes, and the 6th on is due out in February of 2020.



Popular Stand Alone Titles

Drama by Raina Telgmeier
Callie's middle school life is full of drama on and off the stage and she work on her school's musical. This book came out in 2012 and has been consistently one of our most checked out graphic novels!

Hey Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett Krosoczka
Younger graphic novel readers will recognize this author from his popular and goofy Lunch Lady series and loads of other popular titles. Hey Kiddo is a much more serious, autobiographical book about addiction and its affect on his family.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
A graphic novel adaptation of a the popular and spooky novel about a young girl who ventures through a mysterious door into a new world where she must fight to save herself and others.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
This autobiographical story about the author's childhood growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Anya isn't fitting in at school, but when she falls down a well and makes friends with the ghost living there things really start to get exciting.

New & Coming Soon!
Fever Year by Don Brown - a nonfiction graphic novel about the influenza pandemic in 1918

Marie Curie: A Life of Discovery by Alice Milani - a biography of the Novel Prize winning scientist

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia - from DC comics

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - about a teen witch who works at a bookshop