Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this list since its inception in 2007 -- recognizing graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18.
Sponsored by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
![Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/images/awards/86.jpg)
- 8,549 Resources including
- 953 Videos
- 127 Book Readings
- 438 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 690 book results
![Hey, Kiddo](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0545902487.jpg)
![Dragon Hoops](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/68413_hi.jpg)
![When Stars Are Scattered](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0525553908.jpg)
When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Commended, 2021)
56 Resources20 Awards
![March Book One](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/1603093001.jpg)
![This One Summer](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/1626720940.jpg)
![March Book Three](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/1603094024.jpg)
March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Commended, 2017)
45 Resources14 Awards
![They Called Us Enemy](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/1603094504.jpg)
They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
(Commended, 2020)
44 Resources8 Awards
![Shadow Hero, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1596436972.jpg)
![Twins](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/133823613X.jpg)
![American Born Chinese](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/159643208X.jpg)
![March Book Two](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/1603094008.jpg)
![Roller Girl](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0803740166.jpg)
![Run Book One](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/141973069X.jpg)
Run Book One
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell
(Commended, 2022)
41 Resources5 Awards
![Real Friends](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/1626724164.jpg)
![Nimona](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0062278223.jpg)
![Best Friends](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1250317452.jpg)
![Superman Smashes the Klan](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1779504217.jpg)
![Level Up](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1596432357.jpg)
![Sunshine](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/1338356321.jpg)
![Sunny Side Up](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0545741653.jpg)
![Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/83962_hi.jpg)
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Commended, 2024)
35 Resources12 Awards
![Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1606869396.jpg)
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke
(Commended, 2011)
34 Resources8 Awards
![Robots & Repeats](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/1626726051.jpg)
![Speak: The Graphic Novel](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0374300283.jpg)
Speak: The Graphic Novel
by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
(Commended, 2019)
33 Resources7 Awards
![Magic Fish, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0593125290.jpg)
![Smile](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0545132053.jpg)
![Secrets & Sequences](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1626726183.jpg)
![Prince and the Dressmaker, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1250159857.jpg)
![Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1534444955.jpg)
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff
(Commended, 2021)
32 Resources3 Awards
![First Time for Everything, A](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1626724156.jpg)
![Wall, The: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0374347018.jpg)
![Borders](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0316593060.jpg)
![Drama](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/0545326982.jpg)
![Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0062685104.jpg)
![Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0063067765.jpg)
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
by Laura Gao
(Commended, 2023)
29 Resources6 Awards
![Illegal](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1492662143.jpg)
![Prime Baby](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1596436506.jpg)
![Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/054415777X.jpg)
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
by Don Brown
(Commended, 2016)
27 Resources13 Awards