Graphic Novels YA

Updated November 20, 2024
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The deep dark
Ostertag, Molly Knox
Paper Book
From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator of the New York Times and ABA Indie bestselling The Witch Boy trilogy and The Girl from the Sea, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, love, loss, and magic. Everyone has secrets. Mags's has teeth. Magdalena...
Freshman year
Mai, Sarah
Paper Book
A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt that comes with going away to college--perfect for fans of Heartstopper. Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be?  Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for...
Brownstone
Teer, Samuel
Paper Book
A Harvey Award Nominee! An Indie Next List Selection! A Publishers Weekly Best Book! "Angsty. Awkward. With a scrappy heart of gold, Brownstone is a must-read for anyone who's ever felt totally out of place." --Gabby Rivera, bestselling author of Juliet Takes a Breath<...
Sunhead
Assan, Alex
Paper Book
In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem feels herself growing apart from her friends in a million inexpressible ways. But an unexpected connection with another student makes her feel more herself than ever before. This incisive and...
Of her own design
Willis, Birdie
Paper Book
In the small town of Holden, sixteen-year-old Brie Page has been struggling with a tremendous bout of writer's block. And that's a problem. One of many she has, actually. Parents that constantly fight, her former best friend/current bully Viv Kinsley, and the gorgeous new girl Kay Ardiger are...
Plain Jane and the mermaid
Brosgol, Vera
Paper Book
From Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared author Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic graphic novel that flips every fairy-tale you know on its head, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that matters--her own independence. Jane is incredibly plain....
Homebody
Parish, Theo
Paper Book
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir about the journey one nonbinary person takes to find a home within themself. Combining traditional comics with organic journal-like interludes, Theo takes us through their experiences with the hundred...
Lies my teacher told me : a graphic adaptation
Loewen, James W.
Paper Book
At last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to American history myths--adapted by the famed National Book Award-winning artist behind John Lewis's March trilogy Since its first publication in the 1990s, Lies My Teacher Told Me has...
Continental drifter
Macleod, Kathy
Paper Book
"A fantastic story about the awkward feelings of being from neither here nor there." --Dan Santat, National Book Award winner and author of A First Time for Everything With a Thai mother and an American father, Kathy lives in two different worlds. She spends most...
The Harrowing
Hickman, Rye
Paper Book
In award-winning author Kristen Kiesling and illustrator Rye Hickman's YA graphic novel The Harrowing, a psychic teen hunts potential killers until she discovers the boy she loves is her next target. Rowan Sterling should be worrying about normal teenage...
The baker and the bard
Haught, Fern
Paper Book
"Gentle, thoughtful, and, well, cozy. ... Feels like a warm cup of tea on a rainy night." --The Bulletin Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale where everything is okay and nothing bad happens in their debut graphic novel, The...
Ghost roast
Gibbs, Shawnelle
Paper Book
A Harvey Award Nominee! Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter. A stand-alone YA graphic novel from authors Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs and artist...
The fox maidens
Ha, Robin
Paper Book
From the bestselling, award-winning creator of Almost American Girl comes an epic new graphic novel fantasy--a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology. Perfect for fans of Nimona, Squire, and The Prince and the Dressmaker. Kai Song dreams of being a...
Ink girls
Nijkamp, Marieke
Paper Book
"In this vibrant story about the power of the printed word and the strength of found families, every page is bursting with life and detail." --Ethan Aldridge, creator of the bestselling Estranged "Fabulous!" --Dan Santat, award-winning author of A First Time for Everything<...
King cheer
Booth, Molly
Paper Book
Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a queer dramedy! When cheer captain Leah steps down months before graduation, the team is shocked. Waitlisted by her dream college, questioning her...
Bunt! : striking out on financial aid
Ukazu, Ngozi
Paper Book
Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers that--through some horrible twist of fate--her full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents) reveal a...
The marble queen
Kopp, Anna
Paper Book
The Marble Queen is a YA fantasy graphic novel that's the political drama of Nimona meets the heartfelt romance of The Princess and the Dressmaker, but this time in a sapphic romance surrounded by a mist of magic. Princess Amelia's kingdom, Marion, is in shambles after months of their trade routes...
The witch's wings and other terrifying tales
Mejia, Tehlor Kay
Paper Book
Based on Nickelodeon's hit horror franchise Are You Afraid of the Dark?, TheWitch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales is the first in an all-new horror graphic novel series with three original stories based on Hispanic urban legends and cultural lore from bestselling and...
Brooms
Walls, Jasmine
Paper Book
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Public Library · New York Public Library 3 STARS: ★ PW ★ Booklist &...
Look on the bright side
Williams, Lily
Paper Book
The creators of Eisner-nominated Go With the Flow Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann are back with a funny and heartwarming story following four best friends Brit, Abby, Christine, and Sasha in the graphic novel, Look on the Bright Side. Perfect for fans of Maria Scrivan's...
Frontera
Anta, Julio
Paper Book
Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo in a supernatural borderland odyssey by debut graphic novelists Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo. As long as he remembers to stay...
Things in the basement
Hatke, Ben
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers graphic novel about Milo, a young boy who discovers a portal to a secret world in his basement. It was supposed to just be a normal basement--some storage boxes, dust, you...
Curlfriends : new in town
Miller, Sharee, (Illustrator)
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER!   2024 Golden Kite Award Winner * An NPR and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year   "I want to be friends with them all" -- Vashti Harrison, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Little...
Mabuhay!
Sterling, Zack
Paper Book
*Nominated for the 2024 Eisner Awards for Best Publication for Kids* From rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that celebrates food, family, and folklore. Can two kids save the world and work their family food...

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