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Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga of 2018

Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best graphic novels and manga published in 2018 for teens in high school.

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  • Misfit Kinichiro gets a chance to live high school over again after he falls down a flight of stairs and hits his head. Can he find some meaningful friendships this time around?
    PaperbackNew York : Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC, [2018] — PN6790.J34A36613 2018 v. 1
  • In this enchanting fable, Sibylla meets a giant magical bull who might be human or could be a monster.
    BookImage Comics 20181113
  • Meet Bitty, the world’s most adorable Ivy League college hockey player. He’s a sweet Southern gay boy who spends his free time baking pies for his teammates, and he’s falling hard for his captain, in this heartwarming graphic novel.
    PaperbackNew York : First Second, 2018. — PN6728.C446U33 2018 v. 1
  • It's tough for Kadode and her friends to focus on college applications after aliens invade Tokyo in this super dark, sarcastically funny manga.
    PaperbackSan Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2018] — PN6790.J34D4313 2018 v. 1
  • DeadEndia

    the Watcher's Test

    Steele, Hamish,
    While working at Dead End, the least popular attraction at the Pollywood theme park, Norma and Barney encounter demons, ghosts and wizards. Although the story is quirky and funny, it also tackles Barney's issues as a trans man and Norma's…
    PaperbackLondon : Nobrow, 2018. — PZ7.7.S74155De 2018
  • Poor Nakamura falls hopelessly in love with his classmate Hirose, but every time he tries to start a conversation with Hirose it turns into the most awkward encounter ever. Will Nakamura ever redeem himself and win over Hirose?
    Paperback[Los Angeles, CA] : Seven Seas Entertainment, [2018] — PN6790.J34G354313 2018
  • Kim is a grim reaper who guides the souls of animals into the afterlife. Becka is her university classmate who’s trying to date Kim but finds her job a bit unsettling in this wonderfully silly comic.
    PaperbackPortland, OR : Oni Press Inc., 2018. — PZ7.7.G7245Ki 2018 v. 1
  • Walden's second graphic novel is a science fiction story set on a spaceship featuring an all-female and nonbinary community. While attending boarding school onboard, Mia and Grace fall deeply in love.
    PaperbackNew York : First Second, 2018. — PN6727.W266O6 2018
  • In this vibrantly illustrated story about gender fluidity, Prince Sebastian longs to wear couture gowns even though his parents want him to find a bride. The dressmaker, his friend Frances, must decide whether to compromise her career…
    PaperbackNew York, NY : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, 2018. — PZ7.7.W36Pr 2018
  • At first Yuugo signs up for classes at Ooezo Agricultural High School because he thinks he'll be able to slack off. He faces unexpected challenges while caring for horses, cows and chickens, but also bonds with his classmates and nature in…
    PaperbackNew York, NY : Yen Press, 2018. — PN6790.J33A73413 2018 v. 1
  • In this medieval fantasy, Poppy, the illegitimate daughter of King Harbeny, and her guardian Cyrenic, a knight of the Sleepless Order, set out to discover who is trying to assassinate Poppy.
    PaperbackPortland, OR : Image Comics, [2018] — PN6728.S553V38 2018 v. 1
  • Devil girl Patty needs a familiar, but her powers aren't strong enough to conjure up an animal. So instead she recruits strange human Norman and they work together to find her missing father.
    Paperback[Place of publication not identified] : Seven Seas Entertainment, 2018. — PN6790.J33Y37513 2018 v. 1
  • In this graphic adaptation, award-winning illustration Emily Carroll captures the dark mood of Anderson's ground-breaking novel about a teen dealing with the aftermath of her sexual assault at a high school party.
    BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018. — PZ7.7.A53Spe 2018
  • New kid at school Noshiro befriends loner Sanada, even though other students keep their distance because they think Sanada is gay. As they start to open up to one another, their relationship turns into a sweet romance.
    PaperbackSan Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2018] — PN6790.J33O3813 2018 v. 1