The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the ALA, which has announced its lists of graphic novels, fiction, and non-fiction books for teens this week has also released a list of “2009 Fabulous Films for Teens.” The list includes a number of DVDs that were released in 2008 like the animated adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Seth Rogen’s raunchy coming-of-age saga Superbad, and Diablo Cody’s witty Juno, as well as some films that were released in previous years such as Miyazaki’s masterful fantasy Spirited Away, and Gurinder Chadha’s soccer-themed Bend It Like Beckham.
Special mention should be made of another DVD that was released here in 2008--Kitani Ishikawa’s Love*Com, which is based on the shojo manga by Aya Nakahara. Viz Media has released both the manga and the live action film here in