In 2017, Telgemeier was named the "Most Important Comics Creator" by Comics Worth Reading [41] who cited her bookscan numbers, copies sold, and influence on the modern comics market as reasons why. Autobiography: The first in Raina's Smile series, about the time she lost her two front teeth and the years-long aftermath.

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We Used to Be Friends: By the end, Raina "breaks up" with her old friendship circle after realizing how horrible they treated her and no longer hangs out with them; however, they still stop for short conversations in the halls. Bird, Elizabeth (May 14, 2010). "Blood, Sweat and Teeth". The New York Times . Retrieved February 12, 2013. Johanna (March 8, 2017). "Raina Telgemeier Is the Most Important Comic Creator of the Current Age". Comics Worth Reading . Retrieved September 27, 2021.

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Rage Breaking Point: In the middle of her dental work ordeal, Raina puts up with a lot of teasing from her friends. Until, that is, some of them sneak up and jerk her skirt down in front of dozens of other students. Their defense that she was wearing tights underneath it (and thus obviously nothing was shown) cuts no ice with a furious Raina, who lambastes them for both that and the constant digs at her braces, and she stops hanging around with them immediately. What's more, the previous scene with Raina's skirt getting pulled down in front of everyone is Played for Drama. While everyone else laughs at her humiliation, Raina's crying in the bathroom shows that it's not so fun on the receiving end. To a lesser extent, her friends don't get punished for this because life isn't fair and the administration doesn't bother to fix this. Children's and Young Adult Literature: Nevada Young Reader Award.” UNLV University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2014, guides.library.unlv.edu/c.php?g=403811&p=2864262.

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Find sources: "Raina Telgemeier"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) An Aesop: This book has several noteworthy morals; given that the story covers Raina's early life, it's also important that the book dropped this message so consistently to go alongside the story of her orthodontics:Smile was published as a graphic novel with eight chapters by the Graphix imprint of Scholastic Inc. in 2010. [2] Stephanie Yue did the color for the novel version of Smile. [1] Summary [ edit ] Character list [ edit ] a b Bradley, Jess. "Why Comics are Awesome for Reluctant Readers!" The School Librarian, vol. 69, no. 2, 2021, pp. 12-13. ProQuest Central. Jerkass: Raina's friends. They subtly bully and tease her even after she tells them to stop, and pull down her skirt, then laugh when she starts to cry.

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Eye Take: Raina's reaction to her new friends treating her post-braces teeth (which she thought were ugly) with a grain of salt.The artwork, while excellent overall, is less consistent compared to Sisters, with Raina's father changing appearance multiple times until Raina finally settled on a design she liked. This is most likely due to the book starting as a webcomic. Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association. 21 December 2010 . Retrieved 2013-02-17. Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award: Awards List.” FictionDB, 1 Feb. 2013, www.fictiondb.com/awards/2013~rebecca-caudill-young-readers-book-award~222.htm. In a 2010 interview with librarian Snow Wildsmith of Good Comics for Kids, Telgemeier said that the first print run of the book sold out in four months. [3] Telgemeier also noted that she believes children are attracted to the cover of Smile, then are pleased to find out it is a “ comic book”. [3] Telgemeier said that she hears that “kids are insane for it”. [3]