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Teen: Favourite Graphic Novels

Looking to explore a new genre? Already a fan of graphic novels and looking for something new? This is a great list for newcomers and storied readers alike!

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  • A hotheaded hockey player asks for temper management lessons from the cool, calm boy in drama club.
    Book, 2023New York, New York : First Second, 2023. — GN HIC
  • This Place

    150 Years Retold

    Beautifully illustrated by Indigenous creators, these stories are a wild ride through magic realism, serial killings, psychic battles and time travel.
    Book, 2019Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2019] — GN THI
  • Two high school seniors spend their last shift together at a beloved pumpkin patch, embarking on a final adventure to explore its wonders and talk to crushes, before they go off to college.
    Book, 2019New York : First Second Books, 2019. — GN ROW
  • Almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship.
    Book, 2024New York : Versify, [2024] — GN TEE
  • A young, impulsive shapeshifter partners with a framed knight in a futuristic medieval world, navigating themes of identity, prejudice, and redemption through their chaotic adventures.
    Book, 2015New York : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015. — GN STE
  • A 13 year-old Métis girl struggles with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family.
    Book, 2017Winnipeg, Manitoba : Highwater Press, [2017] — GN VER Vol. 1
  • A sweet and spirited tale of young love that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need.
    Book, 2019Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2019. — GN TAM
  • After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.
    Book, 2012New York : First Second, 2012. — GN HIC
  • Fife's plans to become an expert swordsmith are interrupted when he meets Neitya, an extraordinary girl unlike any he's ever met before...primarily because of her horns and amnesia.
    Book, 2021Missoula, Montana : Wonderbound, 2021. — GN BEC Vol. 1
  • The hilarious and heartbreaking confessions of a figure skater turned collegiate hockey player who's terrified of checking . . . and is desperately in love with the captain of his hockey team.
    Book, 2018New York, New York : First Second, 2018. — GN UKA Vol. 1
  • Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out.
    Book, 2020New York, New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2020. — GN OSE
  • The story of one teen's struggle to regain her voice and identity after a traumatic incident, forcing her to navigate freshman year of high school while grappling with silence and isolation.
    Book, 2018New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2018. — GN AND
  • A teenage girl grapples with a draining secret in her basement while navigating family expectations and reconnecting with a childhood friend.
    Book, 2024New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2024. — GN OST
  • Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this critically acclaimed story about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
    Book, 2016Berkeley, California : Image Comics, Inc. 2016. — GN VAU
  • A high school dork swallows a pill-sized supercomputer that instructs him on everything from what to wear, to how to talk and walk.
    Book, 2021Los Angeles : Hyperion, 2021. — GN VIZ
  • This timely story weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.
    Book, 2025New York : First Second, 2025. — GN VAN
  • This story follows one girl's journey navigating high school and her mental health within a traditional South Asian family.
    Book, 2025New York : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — GN CHA
  • A unflinching story about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer.
    Book, 2017New York : Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2017. — GN MED
  • When his little sister is kidnapped for her magical powers, Bucky Orson goes on a strange journey to find her, uncovering his town's painful history and a conspiracy that will change it forever.
    Book, 2019New York : First Second, 2019. — GN GRE
  • Fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps toward adulthood.
    Book, 2023New York : First Second, 2023. — GN BAG