YALSA, the Young Adult Services Association division of the American Library Association, announced its list of '2008 Great Graphic Novels for Teens' in conjunction with the American Library Association's Mid-winter Meeting, which took place last weekend in
The Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens are:
After School Nightmare, Vol. 1-5, by Setona Mizushiro, from Go Comi!
The Arrival, by Shaun Tan, from Arthur A. Levine
Blue Beetle: Shell-shocked and Blue Beetle: Road Trip by Keith Giffen, from DC Comics
Emma, Vol. 1-5, by Mori Kaoru, from CMX
King of Thorn, Vol. 1 and 2, by Yuji Iwahara, from Tokyopop
Laika, by Nick Abadzis, from First Second
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, by Ann Marie Fleming, from Penguin
Re-Gifters, by Mike Carey, from DC/Minx
Sidescrollers, by Matthew Loux, from Oni Press
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, by Peter Sis, from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux
The rest of the Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2008:
Alive, The Final Evolution, Vols. 1 and 2, by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka, from Del Rey
All Star Superman, Vol. 1, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, from DC Comics
Batman: Secrets, by Sam Kieth and Bob Kane, from DC Comics
Beowulf, by Gareth Hinds, from Candlewick
Crossing Midnight: Cut Here, Vol. 1, by Mike Carey, Jim Fern and others, from DC Comics/Vertigo
Dead High Yearbook, by Ivan Velez, Shawn Martinbrough and others, from Penguin Dutton
Death, Jr., by Gary Whitta and Ted Naifeh, from Image Comics
Elk's Run, by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Joshua Hale, Noel Tuazon and others, from Random House/Villard Books
Emma, Vol. 1-5, by Kaoru Mori, from CMX
Fantastic Four: Books of Doom, by Ed Brubaker, Pablo Raimondi and others, from Marvel Enterprises
Flower of Life, Vol. 1-3, by Fumi Yoshinaga, from Digital Manga Publishing
Goong, Vol. 1, by
Houdini: the Handcuff King, by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi, from Hyperion Books for Children
Kekkaishi, Vol. 7-9, by Yellow Tanabe, from Viz Media
Love Com, Vol. 1, by Aya Nakahara, from Viz Media/ Shojo Beat
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography, by Andrew Helfer and Randy DuBurke, from Hill & Wang
Miki Falls-Autumn; Miki Falls-Spring; and Miki Falls-Summer, by Mark Crilley, from HarperTempest
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, by David Peterson, from Archaia Studios
Mushishi, Vol. 1 & 2, by Yuki Urushibara, from Del Rey
Namaha: Shekhar Kapur's Devi, Vol. 1, by Shekhar Kapur and Siddarth Kotian, from Virgin Comics
Notes for a War Story, by Gipi, from First Second
The Plain Janes, by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg, from DC Comics/Minx
Pumpkin Scissors, Vol. 1, by Ryotaro Iwanaga, from Del Rey
PX! Book One: A Girl and Her Panda, by Eric Anderson and Manny Trembley, from Image Comics
Robot Dreams, by Sara Varon, from First Second
Saga of the Bloody Benders: The Infamous Homicidal Family of
SHAZAM! The Monster Society of Evil, by Jeff Smith, from DC Comics
Stuck in the Middle 17 Comics From an Unpleasant Age, from Penguin Viking
To Terra, Vol. 1-3, by Keiko Takemiya, from Vertical
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Train + Train, Vol. 1-3, by Hideyuki Kurata, from Go Comi!
Translucent, Vol. 1, by Kazuhiro Okamoto, from Dark Horse Comics
White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion, by Tamora Pierce, Timothy Liebe and others, from Marvel Enterprises
Yotsuba&!, Vol. 4, by Kiyohiko Azuma, from ADV