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Here are our favorite manga and graphic novels for teens in high school! These titles can be found in the Teen Graphic Novel section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Insomniacs After School by Makoto OjiroTwo sleepless teenagers find kinship as they escape to their school's astronomy observatory.
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Clementine by Tillie WaldenClementine is back on the road, looking to put her traumatic past behind her and forge a new path all her own. But when she comes across an Amish teenager named Amos with his head in the clouds, the unlikely pair journeys North to an abandoned ski resort in Vermont, where they meet up with a small group of teenagers attempting to build a new, walker-free settlement.
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The Ghostkeeper by Johanna TaylorWhen the key to Death's Door is stolen, trapping ghosts in the land of the living, outcast Dorian Leith, who can communicate with the dead, risks everything to find the key and stop them from being consumed by a ghostly rot.
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Unfamiliar by Haley NewsomeYoung kitchen witch Planchette gets an incredible deal on a new house in a magical town. Turns out, there's a reason: it's haunted! After unsuccessfully attempting to get these unwanted ghosts to leave, she realizes the only thing to do is to help them with their problems. Along the way, she befriends a shy siren who hates being popular, a girl battling a curse, and a magically-challenged witch from a powerful coven.
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Karate Prom by Kyle StarksIn this loving homage to 80's teen comedies and badly dubbed kung fu films, it's love at first knockout for Don, who must punch his way through various opponents in the name of love.
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Youth Group by Jordan MorrisWhen cynical, gothy Kay lets her mom talk her into joining the youth group at their church, she's prepared for the dorky sing-alongs and the cheesy slogans about dodging temptation. What she isn't prepared for is walking in on the clean-cut youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the middle of a real-deal exorcism. Turns out these wholesome Christian teens are demon-hunting soldiers in a secret war that's heating up fast.
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Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve SheinkinThis thrilling graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book takes readers back to 1938 where they will witness the creation of the atomic bomb—a story of plotting, risk-taking, deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon.
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Every Day by David LevithanWaking up in a different body each day, A, who lives by a certain set of rules, finds the rules no longer apply when he wakes up in the body of Justin, and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
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Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien PhamTold through the lens of meaningful food and meals, this graphic novel chronicles the author's childhood immigration to America where food takes on new meaning as he and his family search for belonging, for happiness, and for the American dream.
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Hungry Ghost by Victoria YingAfter the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old Valerie Chu, who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family, reevaluates her life, her choices, and her own body as she tries to find the strength to seek help.
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Be That Way by Hope LarsonSixteen-year-old Christine keeps a journal of an eventful year of her life in mid-90's Asheville, North Carolina, which she records through prose and illustration.
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The Rema Chronicles: Realm of the Blue Mist by Amy Kim KibuishiWhile searching for the truth surrounding her father's death, Tabby Simon is unexpectedly led to Rema, a distant world of magic and beauty, where she discovers she is destined for something far greater than she ever could have imagined.
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Harriet Tubman: Toward Freedom by Whit TaylorHarriet Tubman did something exceptionally courageous: She escaped slavery. Then she did something impossible: She went back. This modern account of her trip to save her brothers is detailed and authentic. Illustrated with care for the historical record, it offers insight into the life and mind of Tubman, displaying her as a woman with an unshakable desire to break the chains of an unjust society.
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World Class: a Graphic Novel by Jay SandlinLife's a pitch for teen football star, Adrian "Colombian Cannon" Molina. With his powerful shot, he seems a shoe-in for the European junior league. When a Regents United elite prep school scout offers him a full scholarship, the news seems too good to be true. Hallway brawls, threatening notes, and constant bullying from a teammate and his cronies consume Adrian's new life, along with crippling anxiety attacks thanks to the fear of losing his spot on the team.
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The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. GarrityAfter she saves a man from drowning, Haley wakes up in a pocket universe that appears as a gothic estate and helps three brothers whose job it is to protect her world against a penultimate evil.
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The Shadow Threat by Claudia GrayZahn is one of Krypton's elites: wealthy, privileged, a future leader. Sera is one of Krypton's soldiers: strong, dedicated, fearless. Their rule-bound society has ordained that their paths should never cross. But groundquakes are shaking the planet's surface. Rebellious uprisings are shaking the populace. Zahn and Sera must join forces to investigate the hidden dangers truly threatening Krypton. In the process, they form a bond that will endure past the end of the world.
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Poison Ivy : Thorns by Kody KeplingerEven though Pamela Isley spends most of her time caring for a few small plants and does not trust other people, when cute goth girl Alice Oh comes into her life she starts to open up, but the dark secrets from home could destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom called her, Ivy.
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You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex SanchezJake Hyde yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown in New Mexico for a college on the coast, and while his family and friends encourage him to stay, he must deal with his secrets of being gay and some strange new blue markings on his skin giving him a glow when he touches water.
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