TWEENS Core List
As a staff, we’ve considered nominations, voted, and created a series of recommended core title lists. These are the titles and series that we believe belong on all library shelves. Some are the most popular, others classics of the format, and some the most engaging titles for both fans of graphic novels and new comics readers.
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5 Worlds series
The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit. When war ...
All’s Faire in Middle School
Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and she’s eager to ...
Amulet
After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased ...
Arrival
The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images. A man leaves his wife and child in an ...
Backstagers Series
When Jory transfers to the private, all-boys school St. Genesius, he figures joining the stage crew would involve ...
Be Prepared
In Be Prepared, all Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends ...
BerryBrook Middle School Series
Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.
Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: ...
Bone Series
After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins — Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone — are separated ...
Click
Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive “clicks” with everyone in the fifth grade—until one ...
Crossover
“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ...
Drama
Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school’s production of Moon over ...
Fantasy Sports Series
In Sam Bosma's debut graphic novel, a young explorer and her musclebound friend go treasure hunting in a mummy's ...
Girl Who Married a Skull and Other African Stories
Have you heard the one about the skull who borrowed body parts to pass himself off as a human so he could trick ...
Glitch
Izzy has an incredible secret — she can enter the world of her new video game! She meets Rae, a robot who says ...
Goldie Vance SERIES
Sixteen-year-old Marigold “Goldie” Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, ...
Gotham Academy series
Welcome to Gotham Academy, the most prestigious school in Gotham City. Only the best and brightest students may ...
Grand Theft Horse
Gail Ruffu was a rookie trainer known for her unconventional methods and ability to handle dangerous horses. When ...
Lowriders in Space series
Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love working with cars. You name it, they can fix it. But the ...
Lumberjanes series
Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer ...
Magic Fish
Tien loves his family and his friends…but Tien has a secret he’s been keeping from them, and it might change ...