Smile

Smile

Smile much? Well, for Raina in this situation, not so much. Raina Telgemeier had an accident that wasn't so pleasant, and it interferes with boys, middle school, and being a teenager. Braces, head gear, and a retainer with false teeth can explain a little of the so called "solution" to her dental accident. Smiling isn't apart of her life.yet.
The author Raina Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco then moved to New York City where she got her masters degree at The School of Viual Arts. Her comics have been nominated for the Ignatz, Cybil, and Eisner Awards. Raina's comics have been shown on the web, magazine, and more.
I'm like Raina because we both were involved with Girl Scouts, she likes a little bit of jewelry, and hanging out with friends. I'm not sure if my braces will interfere with being in middle school as much as they did with her.
Smile is a book that will make you want to read more because of its shocking and fascinating storyline.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Raina is struggling with one specific aspect of her life... her smile. Having to get braces, she's dreading having to be a brace face, metal mouth - anything you want to label it. However, it's her smile, especially her teeth, that will haunt her all the way through middle school and up into high school.

From having them knocked out, to wearing head gear, to even having to get a retainer with two fake front teeth. To get that perfect smile it's going to be a long journey... and a very painful one, at that.

Along the way, social problems continue to follow Raina. From crushing on a younger guy, to getting that athlete to notice her, to even standing up for herself after she's had enough of the humiliation, Raina discovers who she is, how she shouldn't change anything about herself, and that true friends would never make or put you in awkward situations.

Accompanied by colorful pictures, a cute and realistic storyline, and a main character that any person will be able to identify with, SMILE by Raina Telgemeier does one thing especially well... it makes the reader smile!

Many of us have experienced getting braces, feeling the intense pain when we want that bite of the burger we can't have just yet. Almost all of us can understand what it's like when you want to break apart from the not-so-great friends we've had. Telgemeier does a fantastic job in capturing the true essence and emotions of a person going through changes.

SMILE is one book you'll want your kids to read... and the one you'll want to read yourself!

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

you must check it out!!!!!!!!!

I think its very eductional for kids to read and write about.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

10 YEAR OLD GIRL LOVES THIS BOOK

I have been trying to get my 10 year old daughter to read a book and she got so into this book!! This is really great and I think kids love it because of expressive pictures and a true story of the author and kids think thats pretty cool!! great book!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Best Book!

Best book I ever read once i started reading it I could not put it down! Ive read it over thirty times! Great book to read over and over again!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

It sure did make my Smile!

I absolutely LOVED this book! If you wanna know what I did when I read it, all you have to do is read the title, Smile! I recommend this book for all kids and even teens! It is a great book!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Masterpiece

It's a wonderful book that you should read!

EXCELLENT BOOK STORE

love the book selection

My 10 year old loved it!!

My 10 year old who hates to read, read this book in one day. She didn't want to put it down.

smile

5th grader loved this book,quick read for her finished in 1 day

i would really recommended you to read this book

this book was so good i read it in 1 1/2 day but i read it 30 min a day!!!

Pretty good!

This book is all about the tough life of a teenager who has to deal with braces for way longer than most people. The main character goes through her middle and high school years. She learns what true friendship's like. It's a graphic novel.

i love this book

this was the best book in the world this my favirot and it might seem wered at first but when you get in to it you are going to love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

LUV THIS BOOK!!:)

I love this book becuase it enspires people who have ever had braces or is gettin them.

BEST BOOK

i think this book is great and intresting

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

"Smile" Deserves a Slight Grin

"Smile", by Raina Telgemeier, is a graphic novel chapter-book about a girl losing her two front teeth from an accident, and living through middle and high school. I found it very realistic, and interesting how it showed (in detail) the process Raina (the main character) had to go through to fix her teeth. Raina's life seems to fall around her ever since her two front teeth were busted out in 6th grade. "Smile" shows her constant struggle to "fit in" with her on-again off-again braces, colored tooth molds, retainers, and numbing Novocaine. Raina tells of her struggle with her teeth disater over the course of middle and high school, where friends are met, friends are let go, crushes are formed, and embarassing events take place. Will Raina ever learn to finally smile? I enjoyed the storyline, as it showed an uncommon story with an interesting style of telling it: through art. Overall, "Smile" was an average chick-lit book, with good parts and bad parts. I found it quite unique and interesting. Three stars.

You must check this out

This book is very awesome this acutaly a true story is was shoking read about the aciddent she got in to. This book will keep you form puting it down. This book will inspire you not to give up hope something good will come to you.

Reaaally Good!!

I read this book in half an hour. It was really good! I like memoirs. I would request it to someone who likes "drama." It is very good, buy it! It is a comic book, so it doesn't take long to finish.(:

LOVE IT!!!!!

This is a great book about being brave.I love it.(so much that I have read it 5 times :))

Great Book!!!!

I love this book so much! It has great graphics and it feels like you are actually Raina Witnessing what she is feeling!!