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Teen
Booklists > Teens Read: Graphic Novels
Teens
Read
Graphic
Novels
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Bizarro
World
Several
underground cartoonists create alternative stories for the
DC comics superheroes with hilarious results. Sequel to Bizarro
Comics.
Unpaged. Grades 10+
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Castle
in the Sky 1
by Hayao Miyazaki
Sheeta, an exiled princess, and Pazu, an orphan,
are chased by air pirates in a race to the floating city of Laputa
and the prize everyone wants.
164
pages. Grades 7-9.
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Electric
Girl, Vol. 1
by Michael
Brennan
Virginia
is a typical teen, with a loving family, a staggeringly ugly
dog, Blammo, and an invisible gremlin friend, Oogleeoog.
Oh, and she can control electricity at will.
160 pages. Grades 9+
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Fruits
Basket, Vol. 1
by Natsuki Takaya
Orphan Tohru Honda is given a home by the mysterious
Sohma family, where she lives in harmony until she discovers
the secret family curse.
196 pages. Grades 8+
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9
of 1: A Window To the Worlds
by
Oliver Chin
Nine high school students interview diverse strangers
and present oral reports on their reactions to the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001.
111 pages. Grades 7+
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Paul
Moves Out
by
Michel Rabagliati
In this semi-autobiographical account set in
1980's Montreal, 19 year-old Paul finds true love, moves out
of his parents' house and starts discovering the wider world.
Unpaged. Grades 9+
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Persepolis
by
Marjane Satrapi
Changes set in motion by the Islamic Revolution
in Iran in 1979 are seen through the eyes of Marji, who is
10 years old when the revolution begins and who is sent away
to safety at age 14 when the Iran-Iraq War begins.
153 pages. Grades 8+
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Phoenix:
a Tale of the Future
by Osuma Tezuka
In the dying 35th Century, where humans live
underground, Space Patrolman Masato Yamanobe is forced aboveground
to live alone for thousands of years until human civilization
can be created anew.
298 pages. Grades 9+
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Rumic
Theater
by
Rumiko Takahashi
A smuggled pet penguin, creepy junk, and a mysterious
gremlin transform everyday life in this collection of six stories.
200 pages. Grades 9+
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Sidekicks:
the Transfer Student
by
J. Torres
Just how do teens with super powers learn to
use them? They attend the very strict Shuster Academy, of course.
Unpaged. Grades 8+
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Teen Services
Santa Clara County Library
September 2005
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