Title: Smile
Author: Telgemeier, Raina
Publisher: Scholastic, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0545132060
Genre: Graphic
Reading Level: GN 410 Lexile
Interest Level: 8+
Awards: Will Eisher Winner
Readers Annotation: Raina finds out she has to get braces and the same night she falls and loses her front two teeth. This was the beginning to a long few years.
Plot:
Raina is in the sixth grade and she just wants to make it out alive. On the way home from girl scouts, Raina trips and falls breaking her front two teeth home. She is rushed to the dentist and has surgery. One things after another happens and Raina is stuck with fake teeth for a while as well as braces with head gear! Beyond the problems with her teeth, there is a super cute boy who does not notice Raina and her supposed friends are being mean. The years that follow, drama ensues.
Review:
This book was not a good as Drama, but Telgemeier drew wonderful pictures and told a coming of age story. People feel like the drama in these years is life changing and life ending. This book shows that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It was an interesting novel and tweens can relate to it well.
Similar Materials:
Drama, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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