Telgemeier's memoir is a charmer, with appealing art, well-developed characters, and genuine emotion.
#1 New York Times bestseller and Eisner Award winner—Raina Telgemeier’s beloved graphic memoir captures the universal awkwardness of middle school with humor and heart. When a fall leads to dental drama, braces, and friendship troubles, one girl discovers the courage to smile through it all.
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Raina Telgemeier’s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir is the story every middle schooler (and former middle schooler) needs to read. Based on her own childhood, Smile captures the universal awkwardness of growing up with humor, heart, and stunning honesty.
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts, she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there’s still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
What makes Smile so powerful is Telgemeier’s ability to transform a painful personal experience into something deeply relatable. Her expressive illustrations bring every cringe-worthy moment to life, while her compassionate storytelling reminds readers that even our most awkward phases shape who we become. This graphic novel has resonated with millions of young readers navigating their own challenges, from changing friendships to finding the courage to be themselves.
Perfect for: Readers ages 8-12 (and anyone who survived middle school), fans of realistic graphic novels, and anyone looking for a story about resilience, self-acceptance, and the messy beauty of growing up. A must-have for classroom libraries and home bookshelves alike.
Telgemeier's memoir is a charmer, with appealing art, well-developed characters, and genuine emotion.
Telgemeier has a gift for capturing the intensity of peer pressure and the pettiness that can invade friendships in middle school.
The dental case that Telgemeier documents in this graphic novel drew out over several years and involved surgery, implants, headgear, false teeth, and a rearrangement of her jaw—and that's not even all of it. Her graphic memoir is funny and well-told.
Telgemeier's breezy, confident storytelling makes this a nearly universal tale of adolescent angst.
This is a story that anyone who ever had braces, or teeth for that matter, will relate to.
Telgemeier wisely keeps the focus on Raina's developing relationships with family and friends, which prove to be the real story here.
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