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Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens
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They Called Us Enemy
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George Takei
The iconic actor and activist presents a graphic memoir detailing his experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II, reflecting on the hard choices his family made in the face of legalized racism.
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On a Sunbeam
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Tillie Walden
Interweaves the story of a crew traveling into deep space to rebuild beautiful, broken structures, with that of a pair of teen girls who meet at boarding school and fall deeply in love.
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This One Summer
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Mariko Tamaki
The team behind Skim presents the sumptuous graphic tale of a young teen whose latest summer at a beach lake house is overshadowed by her parents' constant arguments, her younger friend's secret sorrows and the dangerous activities of older teens.
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Bloom
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Kevin Panetta
After graduation, Ari is desperate to move to the big city with his band, but he has to find someone who can replace him at his parent's struggling bakery, so when he meets Hector he thinks his prayers have been answered.
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Nimona
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Noelle Stevenson
Lord Blackheart, a villain with a vendetta, and his sidekick, Nimona, an impulsive young shapeshifter, must prove to the kingdom that Sir Goldenloin and the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are
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The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
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Thi Bui
This is an intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
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Sheets
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Brenna Thummler
When Marjorie, a practical teen in charge of her family's laundry business, encounters Wendell, a ghost seeking purpose in the forbidden human world, the pair must find a solution to Wendell's hauntings that are causing chaos in Marjorie's life.
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Hey, Kiddo
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Jarrett Krosoczka
Shares the author's upbringing in a family grappling with addiction and how he used art to survive.
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Through the Woods
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Emily Carroll
Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories.
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Tetris: The Games People Play
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Box Brown
The best-selling author of Andre the Giant shares the dramatic origin story of the ubiquitous 1980s video game, describing how a USSR government computer scientist created the game for his fellow computer aficionados and how Tetris is connected to the software business, the nature of gaming and the evolution of Nintendo.
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