2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten

In addition to the full Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2016 list, the committee selected the following top ten titles:

  • Awkward. By Svetlana Chmakova. Illus. by the author. Yen Press, $11.00, (9780316381307)
  • Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. By Don Brown. Illus. by the author. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (9780544157774).
  • Lumberjanes.
    • vol. 1. By Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters. Illus. by Brooke Allen. Boom! (9781608866878).
    • vol. 2. By Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters. Illus. by Brooke Allen. Boom! (9781608867370).
  • Ms. Marvel.
    • vol. 2: Generation Why. By G. Willow Wilson. Illus. by Jacob Wyatt and Adrian Alphona. Marvel Comics. (9780785190226).
    • vol. 3: Crushed. By G. Willow Wilson. Illus. by Takeshi Miyazawa and Elmo Bondoc. Marvel Comics. (9780785192275).
  • Nimona. By Noelle Stevenson. Illus. by the author. Harper Teen. (9780062278234).
  • Roller Girl. By Victoria Jamieson. Illus. by the author. Dial Books for Young Readers. (9780525429678).
  • Sacred Heart. By Liz Suburbia. Illus. by the author. Fantagraphics. (9781606998410).
  • A Silent Voice.
    • vol. 1. By Yoshitoki Oima. Illus. by the author. Kodansha Comics. (9781632360564).
    • vol. 2. By Yoshitoki Oima. Illus. by the author. Kodansha Comics. (9781632360571).
    • vol. 3. By Yoshitoki Oima. Illus. by the author. Kodansha Comics. (9781632360588).
  • Trashed. By Derf Backderf. Illus. by the author. Abrams ComicArts. (9781419714535).
  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.
    • vol. 1: Squirrel Power. By Ryan North. Illus. by Erica Henderson. Marvel Comics. (9780785197027).
    • vol. 2: Squirrel You Know It’s True. By Ryan North. Illus. by Erica Henderson. Marvel Comics. (9780785197034).