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In Case You Missed It: Graphic Novel Teen Reads |
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Adora and the distance
by Marc Bernardin
"Following the epic adventures of Adora, a brave young woman of color who lives in a fantastical world with underground pirates, ghosts, and a mysterious force called "The Distance" which threatens to destroy it all and only Adora can stop it"
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Beyond the Clouds 4 by NickeTheo, a young boy with a knack for machines, works as a mechanic for the industrialized city where he lives. But when he finds an injured, amnesiac girl with wings, his life changes forever as the duo embark on a quest to find the girl's home.
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Lifetime passes
by Terry Blas
"In this darkly comedic young adult graphic novel, a group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the property, the rest of their party is given lifetime passes!"--Provided by publisher
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Tin Man
by Justin Madson
"In Justin Madson's debut graphic novel, Tin Man, a girl and her brother befriend the titular Tin Man with unexpected results. Solar is in her last year of high school and is reeling from the recent death of her grandmother. She has abandoned her plans for the future and fallen in with a bad crowd. Her little brother, Fenn, doesn't understand why she's changed--she doesn't even want to help him build their rocket in the garage anymore. Campbell is a tin woodsman--a clunky metal man whose sole purpose in life is to chop down trees. He longs for more, however, and decides to seek out a heart, believing that, with one, he will be able to feel things he has never felt before and, therefore, change his life"
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Cheer up! : love and pompoms
by Crystal Frasier
"Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school who's under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. Her former friend BeBe is a people-pleaser, a trans girl who must keep her parents happy with her grades and social life to keep their support of her transition. Through the rigors of squad training and amped up social pressures...the two girls rekindle a friendship they thought they'd lost"
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Stabbity Bunny 1 by Richard RiveraA supernatural force has been pursuing her family for generations and Grace is now the target of this ancient evil. Fortunately, an unexpected protector intervenes, her plush bunny, Stabbity, handed down through the family for almost 100 years. Horror and mystery combine!
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Dreamless by Bobby CrosbyA World War II romance about an American girl and a Japanese boy who have seen each other's lives in their sleep since birth.
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Supergirl : being super
by Mariko Tamaki
When an earthquake shatters Midvale, uncovering secrets sixteen-year-old Kara Danvers thought would stay buried forever, she must choose between blending in and embracing her differences to save her hometown
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America Chavez.
by Robbie Thompson
"Sparks fly as America meets the teenage Loki...and their soon-to-be allies in the Young Avengers! Then, the inspirational powerhouse goes to college! Her first assignment? A field trip...to the front lines of World War II...with Captain America as her wingman! And, when she finally finds the family she has been searching for, a new life awaits--but Exterminatrix and the Midas Corporation have set their sights on America. Her newly discovered home teeters on the brink of implosion. And the biggest danger...may be America herself!"
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Dionysos : the new god
by George O'Connor
His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood -- the first new god and the last of the Pantheon
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