Welcome to Litsy!

What's her problem?
Oh she's just being a baby

I really enjoy the artwork throughout this book as well as that it provides some characteristics that readers can relate to.

I feel as though this book is very empowering for young readers. As well as a bigger meaning behind the story.

“You can‘t control what people think about you, but you can control how you react.”

I think this is a great book to have in your classroom library. It shares a story about an event many people go through growing up and inspires readers to embrace the journeys in life.

Smile shares the story of a young girl who faces the event of getting braces and undergoing a period of feeling awkward and out of place. It shares her issues with her self esteem and learning to embrace her uniqueness.

Very relatable book for pre-teens. Great illustrations.

Raina gets into an accident where she looses her two front teeth. She goes through the challenges of what may happen to students in the same position.

“Um… you don‘t look that weird.”

“I learned that I could take my own experiences and make something out of them.”

"Smile" can be used in the classroom to encourage discussions about self-identity, resilience, and the challenges of growing up. It also provides a platform for students to share their own experiences and promote empathy among peers.

This is a relatable graphic novel that captures the ups and downs of middle school life through Raina‘s experiences with dental issues and fitting in. The story is infused with humor and heart, making it both engaging and accessible for young readers. Telgemeier‘s expressive artwork complements the narrative, bringing Raina‘s journey to life. This coming-of-age tale emphasizes the importance of friendship and self-acceptance.

“Just be yourself. There's no one better!“

A memoir about growing up and dealing with dental drama, friendships, and self-acceptance.

The author's relatable story and expressive illustrations resonate with kids navigating the challenges of adolescence.

“I realized that I had been letting the way I looked on the outside affect how I felt on the inside.“

This book connects to my teaching by offering a visual and relatable way to discuss self-identity, resilience, and social relationships, which can resonate with students at that age. It also supports students who are visual learners, like your student who enjoys graphic novels and learns best through visual means.

This book was published in 2010, and it is a graphic memoir that won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens. After suffering a dental injury, Raina navigates a difficult period of braces, surgeries, and self-image, all while dealing with typical adolescent experiences like friendships, crushes, and self-acceptance. This books theme is centered around growing up and self-acceptance.

I enjoyed this one.

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4/5

I had some vicious orthodontia from ages 7-21, including various surgeries, so this incredible graphic memoir really resonated with me. (The scene where Raina is mashing her face into the couch cushions because it's the only thing that makes the pain better...literally me.) Loved it.

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I see why this is a popular book amongst my scholars. @rainatelgemeier touches on a few topics that happens in middle everyday. The bullying, gossiping and teasing are hot takes for many of my scholars and showing them how to navigate through this and dealing with the growing pains of becoming a teenager can be a lot. #smile #rainatelgemeier #middleschool #middleschoolteacherwholovestoread

Oh this page! Late 80s and early 90s captured. I remember buying a bottle of Exclamation! And washing my face with noxzema nightly. I can still smell it. Loving this graphic novel of middle school in 89-91.

A lighter read for a Saturday morning. Having been wanting to check out Telgemeier‘s graphic novels for a while.

fact this book taught me that milk can save your teeth and i ended up using that when my brother knocked one of his out

this book is one that will bring comics into many young girls lives. Smile is a very relatable comic bringing to light every day struggles

This book is a graphics style book aimed at young girls. It focuses on our main character as she deals with some major dental work, and finding out what true friends are

I love this book! This book helped me a lot when I had to get braces in high school, but would be a great read from third grade to freshmen year of high school to help kids who have to get braces and are a bit worried about it.

But…but I‘m gonna look like a nerd with headgear on!

When Raina takes out her fake teeth made me laugh!

Smile is an autobiography graphic novel about Raina and how she damaged her front two teeth after she took a fall. The book dives into all the procedures and visits she had to undergo for her teeth. The story also goes into the awkward stages of adolescence as Raina deals with crushes and and friendships.

“Smile... yeah right.“

Find out what challenges young girl Raina faces while being in the 6th grade...

The book “Smile“ is written by Raina Telgemeier. I really liked this book so far. I really like the illustrations and the way that the words are laid out on the pages. I have seen several of my students read these books. I think that they are good coming of age books for middle school aged kids.

I do look like a baby. But I do really care what anyone else thinks?

This is the perfect book to show to students who aren't fitting in with their class. this might help guide them to feel more confident in themselves and therefore be more comfortable standing out and finding new friends.

Smile, published in 2010 was such a cute read about someone not fitting in based on something she could not help. It showed how she got hurt in the story and then had to have many dentist appointments with braces and all. The cutest read about fitting in and standing out.

I see why it‘s such a popular book among tweens. The dental drama aside, there‘s a whole story about finding yourself and insisting on being treated well by friends (and if they won‘t, they‘re not friends) that a lot of kids can identify with. I really enjoyed this. It‘s for a slightly older reader than I thought, as Raina goes from 7-10th grades through the book.

5✨ I really enjoyed this story. It was suggested by my 12 year old niece to read this year. Junior high and high school are not easy. Raina not only was getting braces for an overbite, but she knocked her two front teeth out too! She had a lot of dental procedures in that time to make her teeth look normal again. This is a true story by the author that can help a lot of kids know what to expect. I need the next one immediately!

I enjoyed this book a lot. I love pictures in books and graphic novels have a lot. This book was fun to read because I also have braces and hate the annoying things that come with them.

its a greatbook lots of life lessons and drama factors