Manga
The library keeps manga - Japanese comics - in the graphic novels section at each library. There's also some manhwa, comics from Korea.
Your Teen Librarians suggest:
- D. N. Angel, by Yukiru Sugisaki. Love - magic - phantoms.
- Fullmetal Alchemist, by Kiromu Arakawa. Advenuture - action - magic.
- Fruits Basket, by Natsuki Takaya. Dramedy - love - high school
- Naruto, by Masashi Kishimoto. Action - comedy - ninjas.
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Graphic Novels and Comics
Look for collections of comic strips in the library in non-fiction under 741.5 Graphic novels can be collections of comic books (like superhero ones) or creative stand-alone stories like Bone, Flight, or American Born Chinese.
A cool place to find out more about comics: Comic Arts Collection, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Your Teen Librarians suggest:
- American Born Chinese, by Gene Luan Yang. If we tell you, "it's all about what it feels like to be an outsider," you probably won't try it. Pick it up for the funny parts about the Monkey King.
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller. Best Batman story ever.
- Bone, by Jeff Smith. Fantastic epic - adventure.
- Plain Janes, by Cecil Castellucci. Girls named Jane form an art "gang."
- Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, Iranian preteen memoir.
- Watchmen, by Alan Moore. Superheroes fall from grace.
 
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