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Just for Teens: Graphic Novels and Manga
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741.5973 Mind
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Karen D. Hirsch
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Hirsch has assembled 16 previously unpublished coming-of-age stories from the realm of "underground comix," with themes as diverse as the artists and their illustration styles. Subjects include self-esteem, aging, body image, skateboarding, sexuality, self-acceptance, computer dating, compassion, sexual abuse, gangs, friendship, etc.
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791.5 Pekar 2005
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Harvey Pekar
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[Pekar] focuses on his childhood and young adult years. Teens will find much to empathize with, from his sense of alienation as a young Jewish boy in an increasingly African-American neighborhood to his struggle to find his place in the world. Pekar is his own worst enemy, finding discouragement in anything less than stunning success, berating himself, and quitting when things don't go exactly as he plans.
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B Bechdel, A. 2006
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Alison Bechdel
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This book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny tale, illustrated with Bechdel's gothic drawings. I am a longtime fan of Bechdel and read this book in a single sitting. It deals with her own coming-out experience, as well as her father's closeted experiences and eventual suicide. Definitely intended for older teens and adults, but just as definitely a worthy story, well-told.
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B Satrapi 2003
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Marjane Satrapi
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Satrapi's autobiography is a timely and timeless story of a young girl's life under the Islamic Revolution. Both this and the second voiume are excellent portraits of a childhood and adolescence lived in difficult times. One of Satrapi's great strengths as a storyteller is her ability to reexamine the same events from different perspectives, adding new depth to both the reader's and narrator's experiences with each addition of information.
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J Clugston-Major, C. 2005
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Chynna Clugston-Major
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A fun, fast read. Although the dialogue seems slightly forced at times, the action and atmosphere are always right on target. Appropriate for middle-schoolers and up.
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YA 741.5973 It
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Art Spiegelman
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A collection of comic strips by various artists, each of which begins with the phrase, "It was a dark and silly night."
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YA FIC Aki
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Katsu Aki
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YA FIC Akimoto, N.
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Nami Akimoto
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Toni and Mika are identical twins that couldn't be more different. Toni is the tomboy; Mika, the smart one. Although they look like ordinary junior high school students, when they unite these twins produce Miracle Powers. Telepathy, teleportation, and magic are all used to help the girls get through the day. But when they switch places for a day at each other's school they find their secret is no longer safe.
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YA FIC Clowes, D
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Daniel Clowes
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YA FIC Eisner
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Will Eisner
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Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
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YA FIC Gaiman, N. 2004
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Neil Gaiman
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Though I have only a basic knowledge of the Marvel universe, I have a weakness for "what-if" stories of all kinds. This one asks, "What if Marvel heroes, like the X-Men and Nick Fury, had lived in the 1600s?" The answer, written by Sandman creator Gaiman, involves witchcraft, weather-tampering, and some amazing wood-cut cover art.
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YA FIC Kishimoto 2003
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Masashi Kishimoto
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Growing up in a village of ninjas, Uzumaki Naruto never knew the adults of the village shunned him because sealed within him was the spirit of the demon fox who had destroyed their village 12 years ago. When his corrupt teacher Mizuki tricked him into stealing a secret scroll of ninjutsu, Naruto learned the truth about who he was, but it didn’t change his goal to win the respect of the village by becoming THE GREATEST NINJA EVER!
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YA FIC Koike 2000
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Kazuo Koike
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Acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf and Cub contains unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power that influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West.
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YA FIC Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki
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YA FIC Nishiyama
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Yuiko Nishiyama
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YA FIC PINI, W.
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Pini, Wendy
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ElfQuest 1-5 This astonishing mythology of fantasy and adventure introduces the legend of Cutter and his Wolfrider clan of elves. It includes the Wolfriders' fateful battle with a band of humans, their surprising discovery of another clan of elves, and Cutter's first meeting with his lifemate Leetah.
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YA FIC PINI, W.
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Pini, Wendy
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ElfQuest 1-5. This astonishing mythology of fantasy and adventure introduces the legend of Cutter and his Wolfrider clan of elves. It includes the Wolfriders' fateful battle with a band of humans, their surprising discovery of another clan of elves, and Cutter's first meeting with his lifemate Leetah.
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YA FIC Sadamoto, Y.
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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
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YA FIC Saito 2001
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Chiho Saito
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After young Utena's parents die, she wanders the streets. Just as shes about to drown herself, a prince comes to her rescue, telling her she must grow up to be a brave noblewoman. From that day on, she strives to become not a princess but a prince. Years later, she receives a mysterious rose-crested ring in the mail. Will she meet the prince again?
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YA FIC Shimamoto
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Kazuhiko Shimamoto
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YA FIC Sonoda
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Kenichi Sonoda
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YA FIC Takahashi 2003
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Rumiko Takahashi
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Ranma and his father Genma had a little accident while training in the martial arts near some sacred springs in China. Now, whenever Genma is splashed with cold water, he turns into a panda. When Ranma gets a cold splashing, he turns into a girl! If you think that's confusing for him, imagine what's it's like for Akane--the girl he's been chosen to marry. Goofy fun that also slyly examines assumptions about what a girl or boy "should" be and do.
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YA FIC Takahashi, R.
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Rumiko Takahashi
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YA FIC Takaya
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Natsuki Takaya
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YA FIC Vaughan, B.
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Brian K. Vaughan
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Another "what-if" story--in this one the question is "What if you and your friends found out that your parents were supervillains?" This suspenseful opening volume provides no easy answers and shows that motives matter as much as actions.
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