2012 Maverick Spotlight: Graphic Novels for Middle School and High School Readers

Submitted by Mer L. [1] on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 2:17pm

Thor vs. Superman by JD Hancock The Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List for 2012 has just been announced and there are some awesome reads included this year! The Maverick List promotes recreational reading for teens and tweens in 6^th through 12^th grades. Check out some of these great graphic novels for readers in 6^th-12^th grades or the entire 2012 Maverick List!

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lewis & clark bookjacket

martian chronicles bookjacket

anya's ghost bookjacket

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Nancy Butler and Sonny Liew
Avengers, vol. 1 [2] by Brian Michael Bendis
Lewis & Clark [3] by Nick Bertozzi
Martian Chronicles [4] by Ray Bradbury, Dennis Calero and Howard Zimmerman
Anya’s Ghost [5] by Vera Brosgol
Laddertop, vol. 1 [6] by Orson Scot Card, Emily Janice Card with Zine Card; illustrated by Honoel A. Ibardolaza

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evolution bookjacket

return of the dapper men bookjacket

freshman bookjacket

yummy bookjacket

Page by Paige [7] by Laura Lee Gulledge
Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth [8] by Jay Hosler, Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon
Return of the Dapper Men [9] by Jim McCann and Janet Lee
Freshman: Tales of 9^th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense [10] by Corinne Mucha
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty [11] by Greg Neri, illustrated by Randy DuBurke

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americus bookjacket

unsinkable walker bean bookjacket

21 bookjacket

drawing from memory bookjacket

Will Super Villains be on the Final? [12] by Naomi Novik and Yishan Li
Americus [13] by M.K. Reed and Jonathan David Hill
Unsinkable Walker Bean [14] by Aaron Renier
21: The Story of Roberto Clemente [15] by Wilfred Santiago
Drawing from Memory [16] by Allen Say

earth one bookjacket

bad island bookjacket

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i am here bookjacket

last dragon bookjacket

Superman: Earth One [17] by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis
Bad Island [18] by Doug TenNapel
My Boyfriend is a Monster: I Love Him to Pieces [19] by Evonne Tsang and Janina Görrissen
I am Here! [20] by Ema Toyama
Last Dragon [21] by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Guay

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