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U.S. Librarians Rank Wandering Son, Bride's Story in Teens' Top 10

The American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division has released its list of the top 10 graphic novels for teens in 2012. The top 10 choices are culled from a longer list of "Great Graphic Novels for Teens." Two manga titles made the cut for the top 10 this year: Fantagraphics Books.

YALSA named five more manga titles to its Great Graphic Novels for Teens list:


Gandhi: A Manga Biography
By Kazuki Ebine
Penguin


Blue Exorcist volume 1
By Animal Land volume 1
By The Story of Saiunkoku volumes 1 & 2
By Kairi Yura
Viz Media


The committee also named Mangaman, Barry Lyga and Colleen Doran's graphic novel about a manga character trapped in an American high school in the real world.

These lists are presented annually at the ALA's Midwinter Meeting. Each book is recommended for ages 12-18 and meet the criteria of being "both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens."

Last year's list Deb Aoki]