Each year, the ALA picks a list of graphic novels suited for readers ages 12–18. The list has been prepared since 2007 and includes a lengthy list of all honored graphic novels and a top 10 for each year.

Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2008

Laika, by Nick Abadzis (First Second)

Re-Gifters, by Mike Carey (DC/Minx)

The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, by Ann Marie Fleming (Penguin)

Blue Beetle: Shell-Shocked and Blue Beetle: Road Trip, by Keith Giffen (DC Comics)

King of Thorn, Volume 1, by Yuji Iwahara (Tokyopop)

Sidescrollers, by Matthew Loux (Oni Press)

After School Nightmare, Volumes 1–5, by Setona Mizushiro (Go Comi!)

Emma, Volumes 1–5, by Kaoru Mori (CMX)

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, by Peter Sis (Farrar, Strauss, Giroux)

The Arrival, by Shaun Tan (Arthur A. Levine)

Complete list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens here. (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnove...)