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Manga Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Manga Books for Ages 12–18

As your teen navigates the complicated search for identity and belonging, manga offers a powerful visual language for exploring deep themes of friendship, resilience, and self-discovery. This collection of 170 titles meets them where they are, providing sophisticated storytelling that honors their growing maturity and the intensity of their emotional world.

170 books

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Call of the Winged Panther

A twelve-year-old skateboarder named Jim hears a mysterious call from a winged panther as he fights to save the planet V

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Quest for the Silver Tiger

Four skateboarding friends find themselves at the center of an ancient prophecy as they fight to save a distant planet a

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The Rukan Prophecy

Mel fights to keep her spirit free from an evil General while her friends Naomi, Jim, and Doug engage in two epic battle

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Hooky #2

Hooky: Volume 2

Míriam Bonastre Tur

For the child grappling with high expectations or a family legacy that feels like a burden, this magical journey explore

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For the reader who finds beauty in the shadows and wants to explore the line between reality and the supernatural throug

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Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters

Margaret Dilloway

Drawing on the rich world of Japanese mythology, twelve-year-old Xander must master incredible new powers to rescue his

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Hooky: Volume 3

Míriam Bonastre Tur

For the child grappling with high expectations or the weight of family legacy, this finale follows twin witches choosing

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The Courage to Choose

Elisabetta Gnone

Cornelia discovers a new sense of power while she and four other guardians lean on their unbreakable friendship to face

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Míriam Bonastre Tur

For the child who feels like an outsider or worries they won't live up to family expectations. A magical journey about c

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Illusions and Lies

Elisabetta Gnone

For the child navigating a friendship where things aren't what they seem. Discover how five friends use their unique str

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Pokemon Timelines: A Journey Through the Animated Series

Katherine Andreou, Glenn Dakin

For the child obsessed with every detail of the Pokémon world, this visual encyclopedia helps them track Ash's epic jour

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Cholera: How the Blue Death Changed History

For the curious middle-grader fascinated by medical mysteries and how tiny germs changed the world. This graphic history

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They Called Us Enemy

George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott

George Takei shares his childhood experience of being forced into a Japanese American internment camp and the impact it

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National Geographic Countries of the World

Charles Phillips

Explore the wonders of Japan through vibrant photos and engaging facts. Perfect for curious kids wanting to learn about

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Astronaut Academy #1

Hakata Soy just wants a fresh start at Astronaut Academy, but anti-gravity gymnastics and tactical randomness are hard t

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Anthony Horowitz, Antony Johnston

Teen spy Alex Rider heads to Venice to uncover his father's secrets, only to be forced into a deadly choice between MI6

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Yukie's Island: My Family's World War II Story

Yukie Kimura, Kōdo Kimura, Steve Sheinkin

For the child curious about how kids lived through history, this memoir shows how one family found hope and safety while

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Run, Melos, Run

For the teen navigating the weight of a promise, this classic tale explores the extreme lengths one goes to for a friend

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For the teenager who feels like a fish out of water. This story follows Paul as he navigates the streets of Taiwan alone

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Friends with Boys

Faith Erin Hicks

Maggie McKay navigates the halls of high school for the first time while trying to solve the mystery of the melancholy g

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The Fire of Friendship

Elizabeth Lenhard

For middle schoolers balancing the pressures of math class and changing friendships with the secret thrill of discoverin

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Emmie & Friends #8

A popular athlete and a shy science nerd witness a bullying incident that tests their unlikely friendship and their cour

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Berrybrook Middle School #4

Svetlana Chmakova

Felicity enters a contest to prove she can finish what she starts, but she soon realizes that the line between a friend

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Elizabeth Lenhard

Five ordinary friends must balance the chaos of middle school with their secret destiny as elemental guardians protectin

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