{"id":1676,"date":"2019-02-03T13:48:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T18:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2019-02-03T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T18:48:08","slug":"yalsa-announces-the-2019-great-graphic-novels-for-teens-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=1676","title":{"rendered":"YALSA Announces the 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Press Release:<\/p>\n<p>The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/member-news\/2019\/01\/yalsa-names-2019-great-graphic-novels-teens\">2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens<\/a>\u00a0list.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/2019-great-graphic-novels-teens\">full list<\/a>, the blogging team chose the following titles as its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/2019-great-graphic-novels-teens-top-ten\">top ten<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Anne Frank&#8217;s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation<\/strong>. By Anne Frank and Ari Folman. Illus. by David Polonsky. 2018. Pantheon, $24.95 (9781101871799).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871799.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1677 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871799-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871799-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871799-50x74.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871799.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction<\/strong>. By Jarrett Krosoczka. Illus. by the author. 2018. Graphix, $24.99 (9780545902472).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hey-Kiddo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1678 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hey-Kiddo-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hey-Kiddo-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hey-Kiddo-52x74.jpg 52w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hey-Kiddo.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees<\/strong>. By Don Brown. Illus. by the author. 2018. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18.99 (9781328810151).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781328810151_hres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781328810151_hres-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781328810151_hres-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781328810151_hres-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781328810151_hres-48x74.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781328810151_hres.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Crush<\/strong>. By Svetlana Chmakova. Illus. by the author. 2018. JY, $11.00 (9780316363242).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crush-chmakova.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1680 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crush-chmakova-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crush-chmakova-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crush-chmakova-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crush-chmakova-52x74.jpg 52w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/crush-chmakova.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Illegal<\/strong>. By Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. Illus. by Giovanni Rigano. 2018. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $20.00 (9781492662143).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781492662143-illegal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1681 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781492662143-illegal-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781492662143-illegal-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781492662143-illegal-49x74.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781492662143-illegal.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>My Brother\u2019s Husband, Volume 2<\/strong>. By Gengoroh Tagame. Illus. by the author. 2018. Pantheon Books, $24.95 (9781101871539).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871539-my-brothers-husband-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1682 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871539-my-brothers-husband-2-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871539-my-brothers-husband-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871539-my-brothers-husband-2-52x74.jpg 52w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781101871539-my-brothers-husband-2.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>On a Sunbeam<\/strong>. By Tillie Walden. Illus. by the author. 2018. First Second, $32.99 (9781250178145).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781250178145-on-a-sunbeam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1683 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781250178145-on-a-sunbeam-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781250178145-on-a-sunbeam-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781250178145-on-a-sunbeam-53x74.jpg 53w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9781250178145-on-a-sunbeam.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Royal City<\/strong>. By Jeff Lemire. Illus. by the author. 2018. Image Comics, $16.99\n<ul>\n<li>V.2. Sonic Youth (9781534305526).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-2-sonic-youth-tp_27d0e5d978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1684 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-2-sonic-youth-tp_27d0e5d978-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-2-sonic-youth-tp_27d0e5d978-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-2-sonic-youth-tp_27d0e5d978-48x74.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-2-sonic-youth-tp_27d0e5d978.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>V.3. We All Float On (9781534308497).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-3-we-all-float-on-tp_e111681934.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-3-we-all-float-on-tp_e111681934-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-3-we-all-float-on-tp_e111681934-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-3-we-all-float-on-tp_e111681934-48x74.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/royal-city-vol-3-we-all-float-on-tp_e111681934.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver Spoon<\/strong>. By Hiromu Arakawa. Illus. by the author. 2018.Yen Press, $15.00<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/silver-spoon-1-manga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1686 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/silver-spoon-1-manga-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/silver-spoon-1-manga-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/silver-spoon-1-manga-52x74.jpg 52w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/silver-spoon-1-manga.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>V.1. (9780316416191).<\/li>\n<li>V.2. (9781975326197).<\/li>\n<li>V.3. (9781975327460).<\/li>\n<li>V.4. (9781975327590).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speak: The Graphic Novel<\/strong>. By Laurie Halse Anderson. Illus. by Emily Carroll. 2018. Farrar Straus Giroux, $19.99 (9780374300289).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9780374300289-speak-GN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1687 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9780374300289-speak-GN-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9780374300289-speak-GN-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9780374300289-speak-GN-52x74.jpg 52w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9780374300289-speak-GN.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Press Release: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced its\u00a02019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens\u00a0list. In addition to the\u00a0full list, the blogging team chose the following titles as its\u00a0top ten: Anne Frank&#8217;s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation. By Anne Frank and Ari Folman. Illus. 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