Booklists - Graphic Novels

One of my big projects for my practicum was to create some booklists for the teen services department at my library. The original topic list started at 4 themes, but the idea of being able to suggest books en masse to readers became too much of a temptation for me, and the topic list ballooned to 11 themes. And to make it even more detailed, they had me separate the lists by age of reader. So, periodically I will be sharing these lists with you. I have read most of these books, but even those that I haven't read have come highly recommended by other librarians and experts in the field of YA literature. Hope you enjoy!

Fiction Graphic Novels - High school readers

Life Sucks by Jessica Abel
Kimmie66 by Aaron Alexovich
Water Baby by Ross Campbell
Crossing Midnight, vol. 1: Cut Here by Mike Carey
Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
Elk's Run by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel Tuazon, et al
Death, The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale
As the World Burns: 50 Things You Can Do To Stay in Denial by Derrick Jensen
Two Will Come, vol. 1 by Kyungok Kang
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fuyimo Kouno
Batman: the Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Promethea: Book One by Alan Moore
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Off Road by Sean Murphey
Goong, vol. 1 by SoHee Park
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ring of Fire by Doug Petrie
Night Trippers by Mark Ricketts & Micah Farritor
Ranma 1/2, vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi
Runaways, vol. 1: Pride and Joy by Brian L. Vaughan
Dead High Yearbook by Ivan Velez, Shawn Martinbrough and others
Geisha by Andi Watson
Fray by Joss Whedon

Fiction Graphic Novels - Middle School Readers

Ultimate Spiderman, vol. 1: Power and Responsibility by Brian-Michael Bendis
Electric Girl by Michael Brennan
Confessions of a Blabbermouth by Mike Carey
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci
Breaking Up by Aimee Friedman
Oh My Goddess! 1-555-GODDESS by Kosuke Fujishima
The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
Clan Apis by Jay Hosler
Castle Waiting by Linda Medley
Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind: Perfect Collection, vol. 1 by Hayao Miyazaki
Emma, vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori
Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter by Stan Sakai
Bone, vol. 1: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith
The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Days Like This by J. Torres
Clubbing by Andi Watson & Josh Howard
Birds of Prey: Canary, Oracle by Chuck Dixon & Jordon Gorfinkel
Beowulf by Gareth Hinds
Mai the Psychic Girl by Kazuya Kudo