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The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6-12 to explore a variety of current books.
The titles here are a wonderful and wide selection of books for middle and high schoolers. From the teenager using her imagination to make sense of life after her parents’ divorce in Tori Sharp’s Just Pretend, to the adventures of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle (later Batman and Catwoman) in Melissa de la Cruz’ Gotham High, there’s a graphic novel here for every teen.
* titles mean a unanimous vote from reading list committee members
Grades 6-8
Abrego, Rii and Joe Whitt
The Sprite and the Gardener
Lockhart, E., Manuel
Preitano
TLA is pleased to announce the 2026 class of the TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute.
On a recent episode of Libraries Transform Texas, host Michelia Mason, head librarian at Southwest Research Institute, spoke with Kristi Park, executive director of the Texas Digital Library, about TDL’s 20-year journey.
