For all you teenagers (and teenagers at heart), the Poudre River Public Library District’s librarians have compiled a list of applauded teen novels and graphic novels to round out your Summer Reading Challenge list … or perhaps inspire your Fort Collins Comic Con cosplay.
The richly woven marriage of storytelling and intense imagery in the graphic novel selections has the ability to charm even the pickiest of readers. And, the teen novel recommendations are a perfect, leisurely summer read.
Just so you know, some graphic novels below may contain some, um, graphic language and imagery, so read at your own risk!
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Harmony Library’s picks
| The Death of Captain America |
Ed Brubaker Jeff Smith BBC Kazu Kibuishi Ed Brubaker |
All-locations Librarians’ picks
| Sandman |
Neil Gaiman Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples Brandon Graham Daniel Clowes Marjane Satrapi |
TEEN NOVELS
Council Tree Library’s picks
| The Blue Sword |
Robin McKinley Maggie Stiefvater Juliet Marillier Kristin Cashore Marissa Meyer |
Old Town Library’s picks
| A Certain Slant of Light |
Laura Whitcomb James Patterson Scott Westerfeld Jay Asher Walter Dean Myers |
What other graphic novels or teen novels would you recommend to your friends?
Share your picks in the comments.