David Welsh brings good tidings: The 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list has been released! The list was compiled by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association. So, what manga made the list? A pretty good selection, as it turns out:
Dramacon, by Svetlana Chmakova
Inverloch, vol. 1, by Sarah Ellerton
Sorcerers and Secretaries, vol. 1, by Amy Kim Ganter
Psy-Comm, vol. 1, by Jason Henderson and Tony Salvaggio
Death Note, vols. 1-3, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Off*Beat, vol. 1, by Jen Lee Quick
Chocolat, vols. 1-3, by Ji-Sang Shin and Geo
Monster, vol. 1, by Naoki Urasawa
Nana, vols. 1-2, by Ai Yazawa
Antique Bakery, vols. 2-4, by Fumi Yoshinaga
Cantarella, vol. 1, by You Higuri
David breaks it out by publisher and adds some commentary of his own.
[…] I was checking out MangaBlog and they had a post about the Young Adult Library Services Association’s list of recommended graphic novels for teens. MangaBlog filtered out all of the non-manga, and here’s what they got: Dramacon, by Svetlana Chmakova Inverloch, vol. 1, by Sarah Ellerton Sorcerers and Secretaries, vol. 1, by Amy Kim Ganter Psy-Comm, vol. 1, by Jason Henderson and Tony Salvaggio Death Note, vols. 1-3, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Off*Beat, vol. 1, by Jen Lee Quick Chocolat, vols. 1-3, by Ji-Sang Shin and Geo Monster, vol. 1, by Naoki Urasawa Nana, vols. 1-2, by Ai Yazawa Antique Bakery, vols. 2-4, by Fumi Yoshinaga Cantarella, vol. 1, by You Higuri […]