# Reccomend some graphic novels (appropriate for a 13 year old)
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**Created:** [April 29, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770 "2015-04-29T03:11:47Z")
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### Author:  [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/1 "2015-04-29T03:11:47Z")
I have a 13 year old nephew who’s sick in the hospital (likely be there for at least a week.) He asked me for good reading material - which to him is graphic novels.
I’m a bit behind the times in graphic novels. So can anybody reccomend some good titles to get? Something easy to jump into - rather than just a collection of an ongoing series. Bare in mind it has to be appropriate to a 13 year old boy. (No sex or extreme violence like “Sin City”, et. al.) I would prefer not to give him anything “Walking Dead” related as I have a general antipathy for the TV show.
So what are your suggestions?
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### Author:  [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/2 "2015-04-29T03:30:06Z")
“Mouse Guard”. It is sort of like a Watership Down, but with mice. It’s won several awards, and I enjoyed it a lot myself. The story is separated into individual graphic novels named after seasons of the year. It can be pricey, though, so maybe just start with the first one, and see what he thinks.
I hope your nephew gets better and leaves the hospital before he has the chance to finish the first book, though.
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/3 "2015-04-29T09:19:18Z")
Order of the Stick.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/4 "2015-04-29T09:21:52Z")
Bone, by Jeff Smith.
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### Author:  [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/5 "2015-04-29T09:22:37Z")
Ordered from “fun” to “life changing”, I’d suggest any of:
One Piece
Eat Man
Battle Angel: Alita
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/6 "2015-04-29T12:11:57Z")
Bone is a very good choice.
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### Author:  [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/7 "2015-04-29T13:01:53Z")
See if you can find a copy of a Spider-Man novel from 1986 called “Hooky”, depending on how the boy feels about Spider-Man and gloppy creepy roachlike monsters.
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### Author:  [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/8 "2015-04-29T13:40:18Z")
Bone is great. Seconding that.
Also, the Amulet series.
> **[The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1): Kibuishi, Kazu, Kibuishi, Kazu:...](https://www.amazon.ca/Amulet-Book-One-Kazu-Kibuishi/dp/0439846811)**
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> The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1): Kibuishi, Kazu, Kibuishi, Kazu: 0000439846811: Books - Amazon.ca
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-graphic-novels-appropriate-for-a-13-year-old/718770/9 "2015-04-29T13:44:43Z")
> [@Malthus](#):
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> Also, the Amulet series.
Oh yeah, I have the first couple of those too. They’re great!