2010+Great+Graphic+Novels+for+Teens

**2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens** The list of 73 titles, drawn from 127 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The books, recommended for those ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. **Nonfiction** **Butzer, C.M.** //Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel.// HarperCollins. 2008. 9780061561757. $9.99. BE THERE: witness the war's turning point and Lincoln's historic address.

The mind behind the Soviet Revolution and the foundation of the U.S.S.R.
 * Geary, Rick.** //Trotsky: A Graphic Biography.// Hill and Wang. 2009. 9780809095087. $16.95.

In 1986 a young French photographer accompanied Doctors Without Borders into war torn Afghanistan. This is his story.
 * Guibert, Emmanuel//.//** //Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors without Borders.// First Second. 2009. 9781596433755. $29.95.

Deeply moving true stories of survival during and after Hurricane Katrina. **Fiction** **Asada, Hiroyuki.** //Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421529134. $7.99. In a land of perpetual darkness, where telephones and email are non-existent, will your message be received?
 * Neufeld, Josh.** //A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge.// Pantheon Books. 2009. 9780307378149. $24.95.

Life after college: office drone or rock star?
 * Asano, Inio.** //solanin.// VIZ Media. 2008. 9781421523217. $17.99.

Soaring art turns this story of a suicidal girl into a fever dream of emotion.
 * Benjamin.** //Orange.// Tokyopop. 2009. 9781427814630. $14.95.

Magic, murder, and mayhem in downtown Chicago: this is a job for a professional wizard.
 * Butcher, Jim and Ardian Syaf.** J//im Butcher's Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle.// Del Rey. 2008. 9780345507464. $19.95.

Bean's life on the street is a constant war. Will he find peace at Battle School?
 * Carey, Mike and Sebastian Fiumara.** //Ender's Shadow: Battle School.// Marvel. 2009. 9780785135968. $24.99.

In 1920s Italy, a fight between the Fascists and Socialists forces Paolo to make a choice that will change his life forever.
 * Cavallaro, Mike.** //Parade (With Fireworks).// Image/Shadowline. 2008. 9781582409955. $12.99.

//Nightschool,// vol 1. Yen Press. 2009. 9780759528598. $10.99. //Nightschool,// vol 2. Yen Press. 2009. 9780759528604. $10.99. When you go to a school for vampires and demons, don't get caught without your hall pass.
 * Chmakova, Svetlana.**

Former soldier Kazuhiko is asked to do one last job—deliver a young woman to a mysterious location only she can find.
 * CLAMP.** //Clover Omnibus Edition.// Dark Horse. 2009. 9781595821966. $19.95.

A jock, a tough girl and the new kid use their secret love of science to bring down a nefarious plot.
 * Davis, Eleanor.** //Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook.// Bloomsbury. 2009. 9781599901428. $18.99.

Like the movie, only funnier and closer to the book.
 * DeFilippis, Nunzio, Christina Weir and Kevin Cornell.** //The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.// Quirk Books. 2008. 9781594742811. $15.95.

E**iki, Eiki.** //Train*Train,// vol 1. DMP/Doki Doki. 2009. 9781569700969. $12.95. Asahi's dreams of working with trains hit a snag when he gets assigned to work with the weirdoes at the Minami Kitazawa Station.

A major loser gets a second chance to be a hero when he returns to a magical land to save his son.
 * Erb, Greg, Jason Oremland and Wook-Jin Clark.** //The Return of King Doug.// Oni Press. 2009. 9781934964156. $14.95.

A terrorist uses Iron Man's own technology against him.
 * Fraction, Matt and Salvador Larroca.** //Invincible Iron Man: The Five Nightmares.// Marvel. 2008. 9780785134602. $19.95.

Morimori High is filled with special students and Neko is possibly the only human in her class.
 * Fujino, Moyamu.** //Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho,// vol 1. Tokyopop. 2009. 9781427810953. $10.99.

The tale of a young Buddhist monk and the fox spirit who loves him.
 * Gaiman, Neil and P. Craig Russell.** //Sandman: The Dream Hunters.// DC Comics/Vertigo. 2009. 9781401224240. $24.99.

Her enemies say she's bringing on the apocalypse, her closest allies are sleeping around, and now she has to ask a vampire for help. Is Buffy really doing the right thing?
 * Goddard, Drew and Georges Jeanty.** //Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, v//ol.3: Wolves at the Gate. Dark Horse. 2008. 9781595821652.

It's the War on Terror and G.I. Joe is there.
 * Hama, Larry and Jim Clark and Tom Feister.** //G.I. Joe: Origins.// IDW. 2009. 9781600104978. $19.99.

A gorgeous retelling of this compelling tale of censorship and intellectual freedom.
 * Hamilton, Tim.** //Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Edition.// Hill & Wang. 2009. 9780809051014. $16.95.

Pathetic loser Matt Blurdy has a heroic destiny, but he'd better shed those extra pounds and beat that murder rap in a hurry, because his destiny is about to be put to the test.
 * Hardison, Jim and Bart Sears.** //The Helm.// Dark Horse. 2009. 9781595822611. $14.95.

//Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft.// IDW. 2008. 9781600102370. $24.99. //Locke & Key: Head Games.// IDW. 2009. 9781600104831. $24.99. After the father is murdered, a family finds that all is not as it seems in a town called Lovecraft.
 * Hill, Joe and Gabriel Rodridguez.**

The Spider-Man legend is re-imagined in a dark depression-era New York.
 * Hine, David and Carmine DeGiandomenico.** //Spider-Man Noir.// Marvel. 2009. 9780785129233. $14.95.

Three young teens hear the call of the ocean and realize their special connection to the depths of the sea.
 * Igarashi, Daisuke.** //Children of the Sea,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421529141. $14.99.

Tadayasu has the remarkable ability to see microscopic organisms and they're really cute!
 * Ishikawa, Masayuki.** //Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture,// vol 1. Del Rey. 2009. 9780345514721. $10.99.

Superhero origins: every great story has a great beginning.
 * Jenkins, Paul and Paolo Rivera.** //Mythos.// Marvel. 2008. 9780785115977. $24.99.

Thought Pinocchio's story had a happy ending? Wrong!
 * Jensen, Van and Dusty Higgins.** //Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer.// SLG Publishing. 2009. 9781593621766. $10.95.

The tough road from test pilot to interstellar hero.
 * Johns, Geoff and Ivan Reis.** //Green Lantern: Secret Origin.// DC Comics. 2008. 9781401219901. $19.99.

Superman and Supergirl face a terrifying threat from their home planet.
 * Johns, Geoff and Gary Frank.** //Superman: Brainiac.// DC Comics. 2009. 9781401220877. $19.99.

In the stoic and manly breast of Asuka Masamune beats the heart of a ... girly girl?
 * Kanno, Aya.** //Otomen,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421521862 . $8.99.

Barbara Thorson carries a hammer to school every day to battle monsters, but are the monsters real or a mark of something more disturbing?
 * Kelly, Joe and J.M. Ken Nimura.** //I Kill Giants.// Image. 2009. 9781607060925. $15.99.

//The Color of Earth.// First Second. 2009. 9781596434585. $16.95. //The Color of Water.// First Second. 2009. 9781596434592. $16.95. //The Color of Heaven.// First Second. 2009. 9781596434608. $16.95. Romance blooms in the parallel stories of a young girl and her widowed mother in traditional Korean society.
 * Kim, Dong Hwa.**

Hanayu longs to be a sushi chef, but can she abandon her family's bakery to follow her heart?
 * Komura, Ayumi.** //Mixed Vegetables,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2008. 9781421519678. $8.99.

Wonderland as seen through the eyes of the White Rabbit's maid.
 * Kovac, Tommy and Sonny Liew.** //Wonderland,// Disney Press. 2009. 978142310451-3. $19.99.

A former death camp commander faces justice ... in the Twilight Zone.
 * Kneece, Mark and Chris Lie.** //Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone: Deaths-Head Revisited.// Walker & Company. 2009. 9780802797237. $9.99.

This is what happens when the most positive girl in the world meets the most negative teacher in the world.
 * Kumeta, Koji.** //Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking,// vol 1. Del Rey. 2009. 9780345508935. $10.99.

Hoo-doo in a haunted plantation house deep in the bayou.
 * Lansdale, Joe R. and Nathan Fox.** //Pigeons From Hell: Based on the Short Story by Conan creator Robert E. Howard.// Dark Horse. 2009. 9781595822376. $13.95.

The Robin Hood legend retold.
 * Lee, Tony and Sam Hart.** //Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood.// Candlewick. 2009. 978076364399. $21.99.

A mysterious stranger covered head to toe in bandages arrives in a small town. Paranoia follows in his wake.
 * Lemire, Jeff.** //The Nobody.// DC Comics/Vertigo. 2009. 9781848564831. $19.99.

The weird, twisting journey of a boy with a (maybe) super-heroic destiny.
 * Lethem, Jonathan and Farel Dalrymple.** //Omega the Unknown.// Marvel. 2008. 9780785130529. $29.99.

A kidnapping and a lynching send Lee on a quest into a terrifying fantasy world hidden beneath the bayou.
 * Love, Jeremy.** //Bayou,// vol 1. DC Comics/Zuda. 2009. 9781401223823. $14.99.

When his grouchy grandmother's soul is stolen by the yokai, Hamachi journeys into their realm to get it back.
 * Matsumoto, Nina.** //Yokaiden,// vol 1. Del Rey. 2008. 9780345503275. $10.95.

A boy with family issues realizes he's got a lot more to worry about when Marvel super-villains start invading the real world.
 * Millar, Mark and Tommy Lee Edwards.** //1985.// Marvel. 2009. 9780785121589. $24.95.

//Takeru: Opera Susanoh Sword of the Devil,// vol 1. Tokyopop. 2009. 9781427815705. $10.99. //Takeru: Opera Susanoh Sword of the Devil,// vol 2. Tokyopop. 2009. 9781427815712. $10.99. Three men, all named Takeru, join forces to search for the legendary Sword of Susanoh.
 * Nakashima, Kazuki and Karakara Kemuri.**

Three young men struggle to cope with the absence of their fathers: Marine Corps reservists who have been sent to war in Iraq.
 * Navgorodoff, Danica.** //Refresh Refresh.// First Second. 2009. 9781596435223. $17.99.

//We Were There,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2008. 9781421520186. $8.99. //We Were There,// vol 2. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421520193. $8.99. //We Were There,// vol 3. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421520209. $8.99. //We Were There,// vol 4. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421520216. $8.99. What do you do when you fall in love with a guy who is still in love with his dead girlfriend?
 * Obata, Yuki.**

The scientists behind the space race.
 * Ottaviani, Jim and Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon.** //T-Minus: The Race to the Moon.// Simon & Schuster/Aladdin. 2009. 9781416986829. $21.99.

The story of X-Men villain Magneto as a Jewish child in Nazi Germany.
 * Pak, Greg and Carmine Di Giandomenico.** X-Men: Magneto Testament. Marvel. 2009. 9780785138235. $24.99.

Jack and his family are struggling to survive the Dust Bowl. Will the mystery in the barn be their salvation or their complete undoing?
 * Phelan, Matt.** //Storm in the Barn.// Candlewick Press. 2009. 9780763636180. $24.99.

Teen step-siblings deal with their own mental illnesses, mistaken love, and the strength of family ties.
 * Powell, Nate.** //Swallow Me Whole.// Top Shelf. 2008. 9781603090339. $19.95.

An urban teen spends his summer vacation caring for stray cats while he cultivates a friendship with an aspiring cartoonist.
 * Pyle, Kevin C.** //Katman.// Henry Holt. 2009. 9780805082852. $12.99.

//Orbital, Vol. 1: Scars.// Cinebook. 2009. 9781905460899. $11.95. //Orbital, Vol. 2: Ruptures.// Cinebook. 2009. 9781905460953. $11.95. Teamed with an alien partner, a human tries to keep the galactic peace on behalf of an interstellar coalition that despises him.
 * Runberg, Sylvain and Serge Pelle.**

//Higurashi When They Cry, vol 1: Abducted by Demons Arc.// Yen Press. 2008. 9780759529830. $10.99. //Higurashi When They Cry, vol 2: Abducted by Demons Arc.// Yen Press. 2009. 9780759529847. $10.99. Keiichi has moved to a sleepy little town and is settling in quite nicely when he learns of a series of grisly and mysterious murders.
 * Ryukishi07 and Karin Suzurag//i.//**

Teen orphan K's skills as a burglar are the key to an international ring of crime.
 * Sala, Richard.** //Cat Burglar Black.// First Second. 2009. 9781596431447. $16.99.

A teen girl and an eccentric older author develop a relationship as they overcome past tragedy.
 * Saito, Ken.** //Name of the Flower,// vol. 1. DC Comics/CMX. 2009. 9781401215965. $9.99.

"Catfish" Crogan never thought he'd be a notorious pirate, but his life just took a turn for the worse.
 * Schweizer, Chris.** //The Crogan Adventures: Crogan's Vengeance.// Oni Press. 2008. 9781934964064. $14.95.

In this adaptation of the popular series, Darren becomes a vampire to save his friend's life.
 * Shan, Darren and Takahiro Arai.** //Cirque du Freak,// vol. 1. Yen Press. 2009. 9780759530416. $10.99.

The classic story you don't know if you've only seen the movie.
 * Shanower, Eric and Skottie Young.** //Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.// Marvel. 2009. 9780785129219. $29.99.

Horror comes to life: the ethics of creation and destruction.
 * Shelley, Mary and Clive Bryant.** //Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel.// Classical Comics Ltd. 2009. 9781906332495. $16.95.

//Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You,// vol. 1. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421527550. $8.99. //Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You,// vol. 2. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421527567. $9.99. Shy girls wins.
 * Shiina, Karuho.**

Antimony is starting her first year of boarding school, where secrets and mysterious, spooky events are part of the curriculum.
 * Siddell, Tom.** //Gunnerkrigg Court,// vol 1: Orientation. Archaia Studios Press. 2009. 9781932386349. $26.95.

Following a war that decimated the Amazon nation, a long-imprisoned enemy seeks the death of Wonder Woman.
 * Simone, Gail and Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.** //Wonder Woman: The Circle.// DC Comics. 2008. 9781401219321. 24.99.

A wild fantasy world of magic and combat ... and, dude, the guy's got scissor hands!
 * Strzepek, Kazimir.** //The Mourning Star,// vol 2. Bodega Distribution. 2009. 0977767973. $13.00.

An android wants to find out what it means to be human, so she enrolls in high school.
 * Suzuki, Julietta.** //Karakuri Odette,// vol. 1. Tokyopop. 2009. 9781427814074. $9.99.

In this manga take on X-Men, Kitty Pryde is the only girl at a school for super mutants.
 * Telgemeier, Raina and Dave Roman and Anzu.** //X-Men: Misfits.// Del Rey. 2009. 9780345505149. $12.99.

Dorian possesses a portrait that is "the most magical of mirrors," revealing his true self.
 * Thomas, Roy and Sebastian Fiumara.** //The Picture of Dorian Gray.// Marvel. 2008. 9780785126546. $19.99.

//Pluto,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421519180. $12.99. //Pluto,// vol 2. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421519197. $12.99. //Pluto,// vol 3. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421519203. $12.99. Who is killing the greatest robots on Earth?
 * Urasawa, Naoki and Takashi Nagasaki.**

The fog of Victorian London conceals the perfect murder.
 * Vehlmann, Fabien and Denis Bodart.** //Green Manor: Assassins and Gentlemen.// Cinebook. 2008. 9781905460533. $13.95.

Lovecraftian tales of terrifying alien gods which resemble icky squids.
 * Waid, Mark,** editor. //Cthulhu Tales,// vol 2: Whispers of Madness. BOOM! Studios. 2008. 978193450651. $11.50.

In an imaginary feudal Japan, women are in charge and men are objects of desire.
 * Yoshinaga, Fumi.** //Ooku: The Inner Chambers,// vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009. 9781421527475. $12.99.

Training to save the earth, Ender enters Battle School and faces the monsters that haunt his own psyche.
 * Yost, Christopher and Paqual Ferry.** //Ender's Game: Battle School.// Marvel. 2009. 9780785135807. $24.99.

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