Books in the Spotlight: Graphic Novels + Manga Reviews

Graphic Novels + Manga Reviews

This page consists of book reviews for graphic novels found on my blog. Please note that these graphic novels may not be appropriate for all children and young adults. Parents and teachers are strongly encouraged to preview the book before purchasing or recommending the title to their child/students as they see fit.

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Absolute Boyfriend Vol 1 by Yuu Watase

Absolute Boyfriend Vol 2 by Yuu Watase

Absolute Boyfriend Vol 3 by Yuu Watase

Absolute Boyfriend Vol 4 by Yuu Watase

Absolute Boyfriend Vol 5 by Yuu Watase

Absolute Boyfriend Vol 6 by Yuu Watase

Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost

Afterschool Charisma Vol 1 by Kumiko Suekane

Afterschool Charisma Vol 2 by Kumiko Suekane

Afterschool Charisma Vol 3 by Kumiko Suekane

Afterschool Charisma Vol 4 by Kumiko Suekane

Afterschool Charisma Vol 5 by Kumiko Suekane

Afterschool Charisma Vol 6 by Kumiko Suekane

Age of Bronze Vol 1: A Thousand Ships by Eric Shanower

Age of Bronze Vol 2: Sacrifice by Eric Shanower

Age of Bronze Vol 3, Part One: Betrayal by Eric Shanower

Agent Gates and the Secrets of Devonton Abbey by Camaren Subhiyah

Alia's Mission by Mark Allan Stamaty

All Faire's in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson

All Summer Long by Hope Larson

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall

Amelia Rules! What Makes You Happy by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia Rules! Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia Rules! Superheroes by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia Rules! The Whole World is Crazy! by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia Rules! The Past is a Present by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia Rules! True Things Adult Don't Want Kids to Know by Jimmy Gownley

Amelia Rules! The Meaning of Life...and Other Stuff by Jimmy Gownley

Amulet: The Stone Keeper by Kazu Kibuishi (Vol 1)

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

The Avant-Guards Vol 1 by Carly Usdin

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Baker Street Four Vol 1 by Olivier Legrand

The Battling Bands by Frank Cammuso (Knights of the Lunch Table #3)

Benny and Penny in Just Pretend by Geoffrey Hayes

Best Friends by Shannon Hale

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

Black Butler Vol 1 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 2 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 3 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 4 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 5 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 6 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 7 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 8 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 9 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 10 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 11 by Yana Toboso

Black Butler Vol 12 by Yana Toboso

Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Boys Over Flowers Vol 1 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 2 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 3 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 4 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 5 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 6 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 7 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 8 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 9 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 10 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 11 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 12 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 13 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 14 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 15 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 16 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 17 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 18 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 19 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 20 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 21 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 22 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 23 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 24 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 25 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 26 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 27 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 28 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 29 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 30 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 31 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 32 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 33 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 34 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 35 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers Vol 36 by Yoko Kamio

Boys Over Flowers: Jewelry Box by Yoko Kamio

Breaking Up by Aimee Friedman

Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld (Spill Zone #2)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Long Way Home by Joss Whedon (Season 8, Vol 1)

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Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale

Chi's Sweet Home Vols 1-4 by Kanata Konami

Class Act by Jerry Craft

Coldest City by Antony Johnston

Cosmoknights Book 1 by Hannah Templer

Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh

Crossover: Graphic Adaptation by Kwame Alexander

Curses! Foiled Again! by Jane Yolen

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The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge

Dawn of Arcana series by Rei Toma

The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks (Nameless City #3)

Dodgeball Chronicles by Frank Cammuso (Knights of Lunch Table #1)

The Dragon Players by Frank Cammuso (Knights of Lunch Table #3)

Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

Drama by Raina Telegeimer

The Dreaming Vol 1 by Queenie Chan

The Dreaming Vol 2 by Queenie Chan

The Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

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El Deafo by Cece Bell

Emma Vol 7 by Kaoru Mori

Emma Vol 8 by Karou Mori

Emma Vol 9 by Karou Mori

Emma Vol 10 by Karou Mori

Escaping Syria by Samya Kullab

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Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham (Fables #1)

Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert

Five Worlds: Sand Warrior Vol 1 by Mark Siegel

Foiled by Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro

Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fray by Joss Whedon

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Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached

Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel

Ghosts by Raina Telegemeier

Giant Days Volume 1 and Volume 2 by John Allison

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Vol. 1 by Denise Mina

Good as Lily by Derek Kim

Gothic Academy Vol 1 by Brenden Fletcher

Gothic Academy Vol 2 by Brenden Fletcher

Gothic Academy Vol 3 by Brenden Fletcher

Gothic Academy: Second Semester Vol 1 by Brenden Fletcher

Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Le

Gunnerkrigg Court Vol 1 by Tom Siddell

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Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki

Heartstopper Volume 1 and Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash

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The Iliad by Gareth Hinds

Illegal by Eoin Colfer

Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart, Volume 1: Riri Williams by Brian Michael Bendis

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Jellaby Volume 1 by Kean Soo

Jellaby: Monster in the City (Volume 2) by Kean Soo

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Kill Shakespeare Vol 1: A Sea of Troubles by Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col

Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw

Good Neighbors Vol 2: Kith by Holly Black

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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

The Last Dragon by Jane Yolen

Library Wars Vol. 1 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Library Wars Vol. 2 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Library Wars Vol. 3 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Library Wars Vol. 4 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Library Wars Vol. 5 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Library Wars Vol. 6 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Library Wars Vol. 7 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Lumberjanes Vol 1 by Noelle Stevenson

Lumberjanes Vol 2 by Noelle Stevenson

Lumberjanes Vol 3 by Noelle Stevenson

Lumberjanes Vol 4 by Noelle Stevenson

Lumberjanes Vol 5 by Noelle Stevenson

Lumberjanes Vol 6 by Noelle Stevenson

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitutes by Jarrett Krosoczka (Lunch Lady #1)

Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians by Jarrett Krosoczka (Lunch Lady #2)

Lunch Lady and the Author Visit by Jarrett Krosoczka (Lunch Lady #3)

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March: Book 1 by John Lewis

March: Book 2 by John Lewis

March: Book 3 by John Lewis

Mercury by Hope Larson

Miki Falls Vol 1: Spring by Mark Crilley

Miki Falls Vol 2: Summer by Mark Crilley

Miki Falls Vol 3: Autumn by Mark Crilley

Miki Falls Vol 4: Winter by Mark Crilley

Monstress Vol 1 by Marjorie Lu

Moriarty: The Dark Chamber by Daniel Corey

Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 1)

Ms. Marvel: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 2)

Ms. Marvel: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 3)

Ms. Marvel: Last Days by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 4)

Ms. Marvel: Super Famous by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 5)

Ms. Marvel: Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 6)

Ms. Marvel: Damage Per Second by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 7)

Ms. Marvel: Mecca by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 8)

Ms. Marvel: Teenage Wasteland by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 9)

Ms. Marvel: Time and Again by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel Vol. 10)

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Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks (Nameless City #1)

Nana Vol 1 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 2 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 3 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 4 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 5 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 6 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 7 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 8 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 9 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 10 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 11 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 12 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 13 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 14 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 15 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 16 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 17 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 18 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 19 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 20 by Ai Yazawa

Nana Vol 21 Ai Yazawa

Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Nightschool Volume 1 by Svetlana Chmakova

Nightschool Volume 2 by Svetlana Chmakova

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

No. 6 by Atsuko Asano

No Future For You by Brian K. Vaughan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 Vol. 2)

Notes for a War Story by Gipi

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Olympians Vol 1: Zeus King of the Gods by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 2: Athena Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 3: Hera The Goddess and Her Glory by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 4: Hades Lord of the Dead by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 5: Poseidon Earth Shaker by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 6: Aphrodite Goddess of Love by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 8: Apollo The Brilliant One by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 9: Artemis Goddess of the Hunt by George O'Connor

Olympians Vol 11: Hephaistos God of Fire by George O'Connor

Orange by Ichigo Takano

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Paige by Page by Laura Lee Gulledge

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Piper by Jay Asher

The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert

Poe: Stories and Poems: Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Princeless Vol 1: Save Yourself by Jeremy Whitley

Princeless Vol 2: Get Over Yourself by Jeremy Whitley

Princeless Vol 3: Pirate Princess by Jeremy Whitley

Princeless Vol 4: Be Yourself by Jeremy Whitley

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~R~

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

Regifters by Mike Carey

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

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Saga Vol 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Saga Vol 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

Saga Vol 3 by Brian K. Vaughan

The Sand Chronicles by Hinako Ashihara

The Secret Alliance and the Copycat Crook by Eleanor Davis

Shade: The Changing Girl Vol 1 by Cecil Castellucci

The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang

Sheets by Brenna Thummler

A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima

Siri and Me: A Love Story by David Milgram

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Snow White by Matt Phelan

Soul Eater Vol 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo

Soul Eater Vol 2 by Atsushi Ohkubo

Soul Eater Vol 3 by Atsushi Ohkubo

Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll

Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld (Spill Zone #1)

Spinning by Tillie Walden

Stargazing by Jen Wang

Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth by Ian Lendler

Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet by Ian Lendler

Stoneheart by Faith Erin Hicks (Nameless City #2)

Strobe Edge by Io Sakisaka

Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Upleasant Age edited by Ariel Schrag

Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holm

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

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They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Tomboy by Liz Price

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~V~

Vampire Knight Vol 9 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 10 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 11 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 12 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 13 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 14 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 15 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 16 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 17 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 18 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight Vol 19 by Matsuri Hino

Vogelein: Clockwork Faerie by Jane Irwin

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The Wendy Project by Osborne Fish

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohammed

Who is AC? by Hope Larson

Will and Whit by Laura Lee Gulledge

Wolves at the Gate by Drew Goddard (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 Vol 3)

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson

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~Y~

Y: The Last Man: Unmanned Vol 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri

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Zahra's Paradise by Amir

Zombie Loan by Peach-Pit

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