Smile: A Graphic Novel

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.

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Published Feb 1, 2010

224 pages

Average rating: 8.47

34 RATINGS

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Alina
Sep 24, 2025
10/10 stars
i could relate with Raina so much having a lot of dental trauma throughout middle and high school myself.
JaneRose0514
May 02, 2025
10/10 stars
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, and 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.

This was a funny, nice and interesting story! After Raina's accident with her teeth, she came back to school, and her friends and classmate were curious about what happened to her teeth. There is a boy who likes her. They're both braces. Until there is a major earthquake came and they call their dad. Until there is a boy he met Sean and her life change.

I love Graphic Novels and this is perfect for the first in a series tag.;D
Nour.riture
Oct 18, 2023
J’aime troop je l’avais lu à plusieurs reprises mdrr
TeaganHasRats
Oct 15, 2023
8/10 stars
This was a pretty good book i don’t like graphic novels that much but it was still pretty good!
Divyana
Sep 23, 2023
8/10 stars
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