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This last week I hosted our most successful book fair. I love/hate Scholastic. I'm physically and mentally exhausted. With so many parents around, this week in particular, it was nearly impossible to be the unbiased teacher-librarian. My goal for the next 4 years will be to protect my student's right to read and make sure they can see themselves in literature and media. I have a boss and a governor who will stand up for me. 💙🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈+ (5⭐ Guts)

Great book for 5th graders! Very relatable to that age group

Raina goes through multiple obstacles around food and anxiety. She learns how to control and deal with those challenges she faces.

“I wonder if it‘s too late to transfer to a different class?”

I enjoyed this one.

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4/5

#StoryGraph: nonfiction graphic-novel memoir middle grade emotional funny lighthearted
224 pages • first pub 2019

This is a middle-school graphic-novel about the internal physical affect when children hide their fears. Very well done with admirable sensibility … Bonus: It‘s fun!

I don‘t care what my bank account says today, I‘m buying a book or two or three! Shoutout to @iamcaseyrkelley for the awesome sweatshirt. #imbuyingabook #dontjudgeme #booksaremylife #bookstoresvsmybankaccount

Listen…It takes Guts or either insane sanity to work with middle schoolers but I love it!!#middleschoolteacher #crazynotcrazy #guts #feetupfridays

5✨I strongly suggest this book for younger/middle grade/high school students. It tackles anxiety, depression, bullying, and it‘s okay to be in therapy. It was a wonderful graphic novel to show these things are okay to talk about, and getting help for them is also okay. I wish I had this growing up when facing my own crippling anxiety.

Book Haul! It‘s been a while, “Guts” I‘ve been having trouble getting at the library. Finally got “Mother Knows Best” in the villains series. Classics “The Secret Garden” and “The Little Mermaid” in special Barnes and Noble editions. “The Paper Girl of Paris” was an impulse and “11/22/63” was a suggestion from my future nephew. 🥰

This is another graphic novel from Raina. I like this series a lot. Mostly because they can be relatable. I also like that they are based off her life. This one makes me think about my siblings and how annoying they are sometimes, just like the authors.

I finally read this exceptionally popular middle grade graphic novel. Of course it was great.

Semi-autobiographical, Raina captures her own experience as a young person with anxiety and IBS.

I loved the anxiety illustrations especially in this story.

#SpringSentiments Day 29: #Timorous is the word that comes to mind when I see this book cover. Cannot wait to read it!

I realized last year I read the first two of these and that our library didn‘t have this or it was checked out and I found it tonight on my online library so I checked it out. Not bad. I like the easy that are graphic novels. All about stomach issues and anxiety. Which is comical and real so I appreciate that. If you have a spare 30 mins, it‘s fun for sure. I love the artwork the best!

This is on the book Guts.
I was reading this book and around halfway, I noticed that we can easily relate to each other.
She has so much stress that she gets to the point where she feels sick. For a while, she couldn't talk to anyone, but near the end, she started having people to talk to. which was the biggest point that I could relate to.

She also has friends that later on move away or make new friends--which has happened to me.
Rate: 10/10

The third in the Smile series. These are great for middle graders and I‘ll be watching for new releases from this author.

I‘m reading the book guts I like this book because the pictures are really detailed and I like this book because I like picture books

I have been trying to read this book since its release last September, but every time I went to pick it up off the library shelf I‘ve turned around to find some kid giving me doe-eyes until I have no choice but to hand it over 🥺 Well, there‘s no kids to take it from me now!

I bought this book for my anxious 10 year old boy. He hasn't read it yet because it is about a girl. This is about to become reading for the rest of the month. 4⭐

1. Mostly, Dead Astronauts right now. I'm leaning towards bailing on Highfire.. it's not exactly catching my interest.
2. Enemies to lovers are deff my fave!
3. I think it was Guts, as a random gift to my oldest but maybe I've gotten a board book for the youngest more recently?

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

i‘ve read all of the books in the series, and guts did not disappoint! the story went slightly backwards in time to fourth grade ish, and it was interesting to see what happened circa elementary school! if you enjoy raina telgemeier‘s other books, i would highly recommend guts.

Advice for avoiding IBS symptoms...

This book was so good! As a little kid (and still as an adult) I would get so stressed out about things and it would take its toll on my body. I so wish that I would have had a book like this to show me that I wasn‘t alone or that something was wrong with me. I so highly recommend this book, it is a quick read and has an amazing plot!
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Cute and very relatable! I still struggle with anxiety issues and it would've been nice if I'd gotten the help like Raina did as a kid, but whatever. My oldest daughter liked it and gave it to me to read.

A cute ya graphic novel about anxiety and how friendships change.

What an excellent way of explaining what I call “nervous tummy”! Like Raina, my nervousness has gone straight to my guts almost all my life. It only got worse when I was diagnosed with celiac disease at 35 when I started to have a “legitimate” reason to be in the bathroom. Like Raina, therapy helped, but it still hasn‘t gone away.

This is a great MG book for kids feeling weird about being anxious or being in therapy.

This is my new favorite book by Telgemeier. Honestly, what made it for me was the author's note after the graphic novel ends. Mindfulness is a huge buzz word in education today, but it can be difficult to discuss anxiety in terms that children will understand. This is a great resource to use.

One of her best works! The story didn‘t go all over the place. Would want to read again

I quite liked this latest graphic memoir from Raina Telgemeier. Her memoirs are relatable and yet distinct. I like her art style and visual storytelling.

(My nine-year-old read it the day it came out and has reread it numerous times since. I highly recommend it for the tween set.)

Loved this book! I I love how Raina speaks about her anxiety and fears with courage, honesty, and humor.

This could be a useful book for some young readers. But the treatment of bullying was frustrating. It isn‘t the responsibility of the bullied to “make friends” with their bullies. That‘s something authorities say to absolve themselves of responsibility. Recognizing the humanity of their victims would cost bullies too much. They‘d have to see themselves too. They‘ll say “It was just a joke. Why can‘t you take a joke” instead.

The Scholastic book fair is going on this week at school. Yesterday we scooped up four graphic novels and these two were reading before I even pulled out of my parking spot. They both finished before bed. Love love LOVE them 🥰

Another winner from Raina Telgemeier! Here she talks about her stomach issues that result in part from anxiety issues and her early experiences in therapy to help manage it all.

Raina Telgemeier's graphic memoir Guts is another perfect entry in her book for upper elementary or middle-grade readers. (My twelve-year-old son--one of his bookshelves is pictured here--got to this one before I did and devoured it.) Raina tells the story of her early bouts with anxiety and with the physical symptoms she experiences as a result. (continued in comments)

My souvenirs for this weekend from The Bookstore in Lenox, MA.

Twelfth book of maternity leave. I have emetophobia too!

Raina Telgemeier is at the top of her craft. The main character (Raina as a 10-year-old) navigates family and school as she starts to contend with anxiety that stems from and also exacerbates some digestive problems. To be honest, I relate to so much of Raina‘s story, down to her childhood fear of germs and getting sick. My stress level still greatly impacts how my stomach feels. This book really normalizes something that many people go through.

I love this dedication page.

This was my first Telgemeier book. It did not disappoint! This is a very honest graphic novel memoir that discusses anxiety and therapy along with all the other difficulties of just trying to get by in middle school. I am excited to explore more of her work.

Another great book by Raina! I loved learning more about her childhood and what she went through to learn more about her body. It‘s a great teaching method for young readers and provides insight on how to tackle your feelings.
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My girls have read all of Telgemeier‘s graphic novels. This was my first. Based on the NYT book review on this and the hype around all her books I was expecting a bit more. Especially on the anxiety topic.. But it was her personal story and told in an honest and entertaining way.

Our library took for.ev.er to get Guts in and processed and sent out to the holds. But someone is happy it‘s here!! She dropped what she was doing and picked it up immediately.