Check out these recommended graphic novels for grades 9-12 that appear on the 2026 Texas Library Association's Maverick Reading List.* (Looking for graphic novels for tweens? Try the Maverick List for grades 6-8!)

*Not listed: Almark, vol. 1 by Hiyuto Yunoki; Big Jim and the White Boy by David F. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson; Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon; Space Walking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda; and This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki.

About the Maverick Reading List: "The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). The list’s purpose is to encourage students in grades 6-12 to explore a variety of current books. The TMGNRL list is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum." (from the TLA website)