YALSA-bk is a listserv with lively discussions among librarians, educators, and beyond about all things YA lit. Sometimes one listserv member will ask for help finding books around a certain theme or readalikes for a particular title. This post is a compilation of responses for one such request.
The original request
This one has me at a loss — we have a teenage boy who loves manga and anime, but isn’t allowed to read graphic novels (don’t even get me started.) I’m looking for regular book readalikes that might appeal to him. Help?!
When someone else asked what kinds of anime and manga the patron liked, the original poster responded:
I got the information second-hand, so I’m not sure — he wanted to check out our D.Gray-man, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc. but wasn’t allowed.
General suggestions
- Titles from this list on The Hub last summer
- Manga novelizations like the ones for .hack and Death Note
Authors
- Books by Cory Doctorow (e.g., Little Brother, For the Win, Pirate Cinema)
- Books by Alexander Gordon Smith
Series
- The Blood Ninja series by Nick Lake
- The Moribito series by Nahoko Uehashi and Yuko Shimizu
- The Malice series by Chris Wooding
Individual titles
- Half World by Hiromi Gato
- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones
- Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
- The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski and translator David French
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— Gretchen Kolderup, currently reading Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Thank you for this great infos .
my favorite Mang is Attack on Titan I love it .