2025 Round Up: Favourite Graphic Books for Teens

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Updated January 9, 2026
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Song of the Lioness. a graphic novel adaptationBook 1, Alanna
Ayala, Vita
Paper Book
The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce's award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: Alanna, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times...
Kirby's lessons for falling (in love)
Gao, Laura
Paper Book
"I'm once again blown away by Laura Gao's ability to make me relate to someone completely different from myself. Get ready to experience the epic highs and lows of high school rock climbing." --Sonora Reyes, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Lesbiana's Guide...
The nefarious nights of Willowweep manor
Garrity, Shaenon K.
Haley must return to Willowweep to solve the mystery behind her friends vanishing in this hilarious sequel to the "well-paced and humorous...delightfully spirited" (Kirkus Reviews) young adult graphic novel The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor. Haley is summoned back...
Daisy Goes to the Moon
Geary, Rick
Rick Geary turns his pen from vintage true crime to whimsy in Daisy Goes to the Moon, an adaptation of a novella written by Mathew Klickstein inspired by the real-life Victorian author Daisy Ashford's successfully published juvenilia, co-written with her parents. Geary's version stars little...
Pizza Witch
Graley, Sarah
Paper Book
Join Roxy, a Pizza Witch in training, on a journey filled with magic, pizza, and her loyal cat familiar, as she seeks out the secret ingredient to unlocking her greatest pizza magic ambitions.  All Roxy wants is to become the most legendary Pizza Witch ever! But when her...
Kamudo. 1
Himekawa, Akira
Paper Book
From the artists behind The Legend of Zelda manga comes a brand-new fantasy adventure! Before humans claimed their place in history, the skybound paradise of Hinoaruchi was ruled by demi-beings under the watch of Ryujinkyo's demi-dragons. Now, as prophecy firetells a...
Raised by ghosts
Loewinsohn, Briana
Harvey Awards WINNER Best Young Adult Book Award 2025 New York Public Library Best Comics for Adults 2025 Set in the author's own teenage years, Raised By Ghosts begins in 1991 with semi autobiographical Briana in middle school. Classes are a bummer, but lunches are worse; either...
A bite of Pepper /
Lorinczi, Balazs,
A skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand in this lightly paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance for fans of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and The Girl from the Sea. Pepper Mint might...
Rebis : born and reborn
Marchesini, Irene
"Evocative." --Kirkus, starred review "Breathtaking." --Booklist, starred review For fans of Nimona and Snapdragon comes a medieval fantasy steeped in mystery and a haunting and hopeful tale of transformation and found...
Angelica and the Bear Prince /
Nguyen, Trung Le,
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . Being a teenager is no fairy tale . . . but that doesn't mean you can't find a little magic. A high schooler's journey to recover from burnout leads to a surprising romance with a twist from the bestselling author of The Magic Fish. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS...
Fence. Volume seven, Challengers
Pacat, C. S.
Kings Row are heading into the State Championships as underdog champions, and now have to contend with the best of the best in fencing - including potentially facing Exton themselves. Before they can get there though, they'll have to get through some of the other top teams, including some old rivals...
You and me on repeat
Shyne, Mary
Paper Book
"A cheeky, smart romance with appeal for fans of Heartstopper." --Booklist "I fell so hard for Chris and Alicia . . . Who hasn't wanted a redo option on one of the most important days of their life?" --Maia Kobabe, bestselling artist of Gender Queer<...
Tall water
Sindu, SJ
From Stonewall Honor-winning writer SJ Sindu, author of Shakti, and celebrated illustrator Dion MBD comes a powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl's journey to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004....
Flip
Ukazu, Ngozi
Paper Book
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Bookpage, the New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, the A.V. Club, Comics Beat, and Book Riot! Senior year bucket list? Switch bodies with your crush. Chi...
The flip side /
Walz, Jason,
Paper Book
This breathtaking, page-turning graphic novel is a supernatural survival story in which a grieving teen finds himself in a haunting alternate reality-the frightening embodiment of his depression. For fans of Stranger Things and Nimona. Theo's best friend has died,...
Hello sunshine /
Young, Keezy,
"Beautiful, spooky, and emotional." --Kirkus "Excruciatingly heart-wrenching and deeply affecting, drawn with nostalgia and care." --Booklist, starred review "Supernatural suspense keeps readers on their toes while complex characterizations create...

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