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  From Raina Telgemeier, Eisner award-winning author of Ghosts, Drama and Sisters! Raina just wanted to be a normal girl, 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 not be so friendly. A great coming-of-age graphic novel Perfect for fans of Ghosts, Drama and Sisters Beautifully illustrated in Raina Telgemeier's intimate and accessible style

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Praise for Smile: #1 New York Times BestsellerWill Eisner Comic Industry Award WinnerBoston Globe-Horn Book Honor BookIrresistible, funny, and touching. -- Kirkus ReviewsOne of the most widely loved kids' graphic novels in recent history. -- BooklistIt hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it. -- The New York Times Book ReviewPraise for Sisters: #1 New York Times BestsellerWill Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner* A wonderfully charming tale of family and sisters that anyone can bond with. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Utterly relatable for anyone with siblings. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewPraise for Guts: #1 USA Today Bestseller#1 New York Times Bestseller* The story both normalizes therapy and shows a child developing useful coping mechanisms for anxiety in a way that will reassure, even inspire, readers. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* A must. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewA compassionate and accessible look at one girl's struggles with anxiety. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksPraise for Drama: #1 New York Times BestsellerAn ALA Stonewall Honor Book* Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters. -- Booklist, starred review* Pitch-perfect. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Another dead-on look at the confusing world of middle school. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* An entertaining and enlightening read. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewPraise for Ghosts: #1 New York Times Bestseller* Telgemeier has her finger on the pulse of middle-grade readers, and this might be her best yet. -- Booklist, starred review* Superior visual storytelling. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Telgemeier nudges readers toward the edge of their comfort zone, but she never leaves them alone there. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Smile: #1 New York Times Bestseller Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book Irresistible, funny, and touching. -- Kirkus Reviews One of the most widely loved kids' graphic novels in recent history. -- Booklist It hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it. -- The New York Times Book Review Praise for Sisters: #1 New York Times Bestseller Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner * A wonderfully charming tale of family and sisters that anyone can bond with. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Utterly relatable for anyone with siblings. -- School Library Journal, starred review Praise for Guts: #1 USA Today Bestseller #1 New York Times Bestseller * The story both normalizes therapy and shows a child developing useful coping mechanisms for anxiety in a way that will reassure, even inspire, readers. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * A must. -- School Library Journal, starred review A compassionate and accessible look at one girl's struggles with anxiety. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Praise for Drama: #1 New York Times Bestseller An ALA Stonewall Honor Book * Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters. -- Booklist, starred review * Pitch-perfect. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Another dead-on look at the confusing world of middle school. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * An entertaining and enlightening read. -- School Library Journal, starred review Praise for Ghosts: #1 New York Times Bestseller * Telgemeier has her finger on the pulse of middle-grade readers, and this might be her best yet. -- Booklist, starred review * Superior visual storytelling. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Telgemeier nudges readers toward the edge of their comfort zone, but she never leaves them alone there. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, and is the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier is based on an exhibition that was held at The Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.

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