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Telgemeier, Raina

Smile / Raina Telgemeier, with color by Stephanie Yue. - First edition. - 213 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. 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 the 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 that turn out to be not so friendly. Raina's story takes us from middle school to high school, where she discovers an artistic voice, finds out what true friendship really means and when she can finally smile.

GN410L Lexile Decoding demand: 81 (very high) Semantic demand: 98 (very high) Syntactic demand: 62 (high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile



ISBN: 9780545132053 0545132053 9780545132060 0545132061

LCCN: 2008051782

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dental care--Comic books, strips, etc.
Orthodontics--Comic books, strips, etc.
Beauty, Personal--Comic books, strips, etc.
Self-esteem--Comic books, strips, etc.
Schools--Comic books, strips, etc.
Cartoons and comics

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Graphic novels

LC Class. No.: RK55.Y68 / .T45 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 617.6/45 [Fic]