Name: Smile: a Graphic Novel
ISBN: 9781338740264

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Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Raina Telgemeier
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: November 10, 2020
Format: Paperback
Theme: Comics & Society · Growing Up (Adolescence)
Reading lane: Comics & Society

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Publisher Categories

Growing Up (Adolescence)
Depression & Mental Health
Comics & Graphic Nonfiction

About This Book

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. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthqua...

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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. 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.