Great Graphic Novels
Here are our favorite manga and graphic novels for teens in middle school! These titles can be found in the Teen section of the library, unless otherwise noted. 
Dragon Quest, The Adventure of Dai Volume 1: Disciples of Avan 1
by Riku Sanjo

Raised by monsters in a battle-scarred world, Dai has the heart of a hero! He sets off on a grand journey with brave friends, traveling the world to take down the Dark Lord's minions. Along the way, Dai must awaken the hero he was meant to be and master his dormant powers.
Swim Team
by Johnnie Christmas

When she has to take Swim 101, middle schooler Bree must face one of her greatest fears, but with a little help from an elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, she becomes her schools best hope to beat their rival. 
Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy
by Jonathan Hill

Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk't and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth's crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk't family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. Only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV's hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth?
Frizzy
by Claribel A. Ortega

Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt.
Dungeon Crawlers Academy, Book 1: Into the Portal
by J. P. Sullivan

When four kids went through a mysterious portal, they discovered an endless dungeon full of treasure, monsters, and magic! They returned home as heroes. But when adults tried to enter the portal, they couldn't. Only kids were granted access. And so the Dungeon Crawlers Academy was born: a school devoted to training young adventurers to explore the dungeon and bring back its fabulous treasures.
Ms. Marvel: Army of One
by G. Willow Wilson

Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American girl from Jersey City who lives a conservative Muslim lifestyle with her family, suddenly acquires superhuman powers and is torn between her loyalty to her mentor, Iron Man, and to her idol, Captain Marvel, when her community is faced with a second civil war.
Wonder Woman, Warbringer: The Graphic Novel
by Louise Simonson

Diana risks exile from her land of warrior sisters to save Alia Keralis, a Warbringer - a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy - as both face an army of enemies determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer.
The Silver Eyes: The Graphic Novel
by Scott Cawthon

A graphic novel rendering of the best-selling novel follows the experiences of young Charlie and his friends, who reunite 10 years after a tragic pizza-place fire before discovering the murderous agenda of the restaurant’s living animatronic mascots. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
Teen Titans: Beast Boy
by Kami Garcia

Seventeen-year-old Garfield Logan finally impresses the social elite at his high school, but popularity comes at a price when he undergoes sudden physical changes as the dares from his new friends escalate.
Superman Smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang

When her family is targeted by the KKK after moving from Chinatown to 1946 Downtown Metropolis, misfit Roberta Lee uses her keen skills of observation to help Superman thwart a string of terrorist attacks.
Snapdragon
by Kat Leyh

Befriending an eccentric but savvy older woman who suggests that they help each other while raising a litter of orphaned baby opossums, a young girl discovers that the woman may possess real magic and a possible connection to her family.
Shadow of the Batgirl
by Sarah Kuhn

Cassandra Cain is the daughter of super-villains and a living weapon trained to be the ultimate assassin, but when her father threatens the world she has grown to love, she will have to overcome that voice inside her head telling her she can never be a hero.
The Deep & Dark Blue
by Niki Smith

When a political coup causes them to flee, Hawke and Grayson assume new identities as Hanna and Grayce to find the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women, and the twins hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their home.
Dragon Ball Super, Volume 1: Warriors from Universe 6!
by Akira Toriyama

Goku is starting to get bored with his life on Earth. Elsewhere in the universe, the God of Destruction, Beerus, and his attendant Whis are traveling from planet to planet in search of food and entertainment. After blowing up some hapless victims, Beerus is reminded of a man from his dreams with the moniker “Super Saiyan God,” or something like that... The God of Destruction sets his sights on Earth to track down this mysterious man! Maybe this will give Goku something to do? 
Guts
by Raina Telgemeier

Developing a chronic stomachache that she initially dismisses as a bug, young Raina discovers that her symptoms are related to her anxieties about school, food and changing friendships.
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
by Michael Moreci

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold; the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. 
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel
by Robert Venditti

A graphic adaptation of the first entry in the best-selling series finds 12-year-old Percy Jackson angering the mythological beings who spring from his textbooks and struggling to recover Zeus' stolen master lightning bolt before war breaks out on Mount Olympus.
Sunny Rolls the Dice
by Jennifer L. Holm

Sunny's life becomes confusing when she starts middle school. Her best friend Deb's interests change to fashion, boys, and being cool, while Sunny would rather play Dungeons & Dragons with friends.
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang

A fairy tale set in Paris at the dawn of the modern age. A cross-dressing prince hides his identity as a popular fashion icon and falls for a brilliant dressmaker who knows his secret. At the same time, his royal parents begin searching for a traditional bride for him to marry.
Lumberjanes, Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
by Noelle Stevenson

Best friends Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley spend a fun summer at Lumberjane scout camp. While solving a mystery that holds the fate of the world in balance, they encounter yetis, three-eyed wolves, and much more.
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