Consisting of 126 titles selected from 145 official nominations, the final list of YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list is recommended for those aged 12-18. Below is the Top Ten finalists from the full list.
- Almost American Girl by Robin Ha. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9780062685094.
- Blue Flag by Kaito.
- Vol. 1. VIZ Media. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9781974713011.
- Vol. 2. VIZ Media. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9781974713028.
- Vol. 3. VIZ Media. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9781974713035.
- Vol. 4. VIZ Media. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9781974713042.
- Vol. 5. VIZ Media. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9781974713059.
- Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence by Joel Christian Gill. Oni Press. 2020. $19.99. ISBN: 9781549303357.
- Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann, art by Lily Williams. First Second / Macmillan. 2020. $21.99. ISBN: 9781250305725.
- Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk, art by Gerardo Alba, Kasia Babis, Alex Beguez, Tracy Chahwan, Nomi Kane, et al. Abrams ComicsArts / Abrams Books. 2020. $24.99. ISBN: 9781419746901.
- The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, art by DaNi. Hill House Comics / DC Comics. 2020. $22.99. ISBN: 9781779504524.
- The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. Random House Graphic / Penguin Random House. 2020. $16.99. ISBN: 9780593125298.
- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh. First Second / Macmillan. 2020. $12.99. ISBN: 9781250171115.
- Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang, art by Gurihiru. DC Comics. 2020. $16.99. ISBN: 9781779504210.
- Wonder Twins by Mark Russell, art by Stephen Byrne.
- Vol. 1: Activate! Wonder Comics / DC Comics. 2019. $16.99. ISBN: 9781401294649.
- Vol. 2: The Rise and Fall of the Wonder Twins. Wonder Comics / DC Comics. 2020. $16.99. ISBN: 9781779501790.
For the full Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2020 list, click here.
ASHLEY KRONSBERG is the Marketing Manager for Diamond Book Distributors and the Editor of Diamond BookShelf Magazine. When she isn’t standing on the rooftops screaming her heart out about the latest graphic novels and manga, she can be found crying over the latest slice of life anime she was not emotionally prepared for, pocket healing in the dungeons of Azeroth, or hunting skags on the outskirts of Pandora.
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