Smile: a Graphic Novel
Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · November 10, 2020
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!
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- Who it’s for
- A lively, serious comic read with plenty to talk over after.
- Themes
- growing up, injury and recovery, friendship
- Pacing
- Mixed
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Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! 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.
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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.
Why It Clicks
A lively, serious comic read with plenty to talk over after.
Come here for
- graphic-novel storytelling
- fandom-friendly conversation starter
Expect
- coming-of-age under strain
- playful pacing, then a harder edge
Where it sits
| Comics Biographies | 80% |
|---|---|
| Growing Up (Adolescence) | 44% |
| Health & Daily Life | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Growing Up (Adolescence)
- Depression & Mental Health
- Comics & Graphic Nonfiction
- Authors
- Raina Telgemeier
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- November 10, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- growing up · injury and recovery · friendship
- Reading lane
- Growing Up (Adolescence)