Graphic Novels for Teens

Check out these great comics for teens.

Updated November 4, 2024
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Akim Aliu dreamer
Aliu, Akim
Paper Book
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada. Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and...
Arden High. book 1, Twelfth grade night
Booth, Molly
Paper Book
The course of true love never did run smooth . . . and neither does high school in this new graphic novel series for fans of Heartstopper and The Prince and the Dressmaker. Vi came to Arden High for a fresh start and a chance to wear beanies and button-ups instead...
Huda F cares?
Fahmy, Huda
Ebook
A National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist YALSA 2025 Great Graphic Novels for Teens In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Disney World, but self-conscious Huda worries her family will...
Sunshine
Krosoczka, Jarrett J.
Ebook
In limbo
Lee, Deborah
Ebook
Doughnuts and Doom
Lorinczi, Balazs.
Paper Book
Being a teenage witch-or rock star-is tougher than it looks! But maybe enemies can become friends...or more? Flying brooms and electric guitars set hearts aflame in this fantastically fizzy graphic novel. When Margot meets Elena, emotions run high, magic is in the air, and...
Mexikid a graphic memoir
Martin, Pedro
Ebook
NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER * An unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico "One of those books that kids will pass to their friends as soon as they have finished it."-...
Maybe an artist
Montague, Elizabeth
Paper Book
A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker, when she was just 22 years old. When Liz Montague was a senior in college, she wrote to the New Yorker, asking them why they didn't publish...
Muhammad Najem, war reporter : how one boy put the spotlight on Syria
Najem, Muhammad
Paper Book
THE TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE BOY DID HIS PART TO END THE SYRIAN REGIME A 2024 YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens * An NPR Best Book of 2023 * A 2023 NCSS Notable Social Studies Book   "Inspiring and exciting,...
Numb to this : memoir of a mass shooting
Neely, Kindra
Paper Book
"This searing, raw, and honest account offers a window to those who want to empathize, and a mirror for those of us who may find ourselves in her shoes." ―April Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Stolen This searing graphic memoir...
Heartstopper. Volume 1
Oseman, Alice
Paper Book
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netflix! Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to...
Family style memories of an American from Vietnam
Pham, Thien
Ebook
Tegan and Sara. Junior high
Quin, Tegan
Ebook
Tower of god. 1
Siu (Comic book writer and artist)
Paper Book
Twenty-Fifth Bam must journey skyward in a mysterious tower if he has any chance of reuniting with his best friend Rachel, even if that means facing his own death. Before mysteriously disappearing into the tower gates before his very eyes, Rachel cautions Bam to forget all about her....
A First Time for Everything
Santat, Dan.
Paper Book
*Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature* A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a...
Bomb : graphic novel : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon
Sheinkin, Steve
Paper Book
A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb--the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War. In December of 1938, a chemist in a...
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Smith, Tommie.
Paper Book
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon...
The tryout : Making the Squad Means Risking it All
Soontornvat, Christina
Paper Book
Could anything be more mortifying than trying out for cheerleader in front of your whole grade? This hilarious, highly relatable story will make you laugh, cry, and cheer! Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier. An Instant #1 Bestseller! "A captivating middle...
Northranger
Terciero, Rey
Ebook
The Ojja-wojja a horror-mystery, or whatever
Visaggio, Magdalene
Ebook
Stars in their eyes
Walton, Jessica
Ebook
Lunar New Year love story
Yang, Gene Luen
Ebook

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