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Graphic Novels - Teens

Step into the world of graphic novels and comics ! Dynamic illustrations packed with action and emotion pull you into the story. This list is filled with all kinds of stories - romance, drama, fantasy, action, and contemporary. There's sure to be one to suit you! A Christchurch City Libraries' list .

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  • Making friends is hard. Keeping friends is even harder. Based off the author’s childhood, fifth grader (year 6) Shannon attempts to navigate the tricky waters of staying in ‘The Group’, dealing with bullies, and discovering what’s…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2017. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • A touching comic based on a true story that explores the struggle of fitting in. Russian-born Vera is having difficulty fitting in with the other girls at school. She hopes she’ll have more luck at Russian summer camp, meeting other…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2018. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Astrid expected to spend the summer with her best-friend Nicole at roller derby camp. However, Nicole has opted to attend dance camp with a new friend. A touching story about overcoming challenges and accepting differences that emerge in…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • This beautiful sci-fi series has strong ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ vibes. Join Oona Lee, a clumsy sand dancer with a big destiny; An Tzu, a boy from the poorest slums with a knack of getting out of trouble; and Jax Amboy, the most…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Random House, [2017] — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Aster comes from a very special family. The girls are raised as witches, the boys become shapeshifters, and any attempt to break tradition results in exile. But Aster is thirteen, and hasn't shifted yet, and even worse, he has a deep…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2017. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Centuries ago, the people of Founder's Bluff, Massachusetts hunted out the witches and drove them from their town. Moth loves all things witchy but when strange things begin to happen to her she doesn't expect to discover that she's…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Aladdin, 2019. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • An action-packed adventure awaits Kaidu, a newcomer to the Nameless City, and Rat, a city-born native. A never-ending cycle of invasion and war has thrust different rulers and names upon the city. True inhabitants like Rat refuse to…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2016. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • A mysterious zone is cordoned off by the government, the site of an unexplained incident referred to only as 'The Spill'. Locked down and patrolled, only authorised scientists and hazmat teams may enter. Addison Merrick is not one of these…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2017. — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • A delightful adventure that is plain, good fun. Nimona is an impulsive shapeshifter who takes it upon herself to become the sidekick for Lord Ballister Blackheart, the kingdom’s villain. Together they’re determined to prove to the kingdom…
    Graphic NovelNew York : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015] — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Prince Sebastian has a secret life that is becoming harder to conceal; at night he's Paris' hottest fashion icon - Lady Crystallia! Frances is a brilliant dressmaker and one of the few people to know that Sebastian's secret. Lady…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2018. — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Intermediate is proving difficult for Danielle – all her friends are in different classes and forming new groups without her. So when she discovers a magical sketchbook, she creates the perfect best friend, Maddison. But friendships can be…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Graphix, 2018. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Jordan Banks wants nothing more than to go to art school. But when his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school, Jordan is forced to start seventh grade in a place where academia is favoured over his passion for drawing. When his…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Harper, [2019] — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • A fun rom-com that takes you on a journey around the Pumpkin Patch, an autumn fairground, as Deja and Josiah try to make their last night working at the fair their best one yet! Will Josiah finally talk to the girl he's been crushing on…
    Graphic NovelLondon : Macmillan Children's Books, 2019. — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Sensitive and shy Faith didn't expect to join the soccer team at her new school. Follow Faith, popular Amanda, and the ragtag bunch from the C team! They may not be great at soccer, but they're great at drama! A touching and honest story…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2019. — CHILDREN'S GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • This squeal-out-loud adorable series tells the story of Charlie Spring, an openly gay Year 10 student, as he navigates life at an all-boys high-school. When he meets Nick Nelson - a soft-hearted rugby player in the year above - they…
    Graphic NovelLondon : Hodder Children's Books, [2019] — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Gene understands comics - big action, big thrills, and the hero always wins. But he doesn't get sport. Now a high-school teacher, he begins to get to know the under-dog team his school is obsessed with and falls in love with this…
    BookNew York : First Second, 2020. — 796.3236 YAN
  • The Lumberjane Scouts are spending the summer at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin were expecting a summer of earning badges celebrating innovation,…
    Graphic NovelLos Angeles, California : BOOM! Box, [2015] — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Eisner-award winning writer Hope Larson brings you this adventurous mystery series. Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance is a car valet at Cross Palms Resort, but dreams of becoming the resort's in-house detective. A surprising number…
    Graphic NovelLos Angeles, California : BOOM! Box, 2016. — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • New transfer student Charlie is struggling to find her feet and didn't expect to be convinced to join 'The Avant-Guards', the rag-tag, not-very-good basketball team. She thought she had left behind the competitive-drama but could this team…
    Graphic NovelLos Angeles, California : BOOM! Box, [2019] — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • Neil Gaiman's wondrous fantasy story about Nobody Owens, the boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard, has been adapted into a gorgeous graphic novel. Filled with humour, wit, and a little bit of horror this story celebrates friendship,…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014] — YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVEL