


Once you start one, you’re going to want them all.

I recommend buying or borrowing all three at the same time. There’s humor and friendship and originality. Is it the colorful, thoroughly enjoyable illustrations? Or is it the story that feels completely honest and true, as if the author is letting you in on her own innermost thoughts so that you don’t feel like you’re out there alone in the middle school and high school worlds? It’s both and more, surely. I can’t quite put my finger on what’s so addicting about them. I ordered SISTERS and GUTS, and my son and I both plowed through them in record time. Meet Raina Telgemeier, the author and illustrator of best-selling graphic novels for middle grade readers, including Smile, Drama, Ghosts, and Sisters. “Are there other books in this series?” he asked, after he finished SMILE in one sitting.Īnd I did. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. Raina Telgemeier Collection 5 Books Set - Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, Guts. In SMILE, Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. My son saw it sitting around, picked it up, and read it too. Raina Telgemeier the author of the award-winning SMILE brings us her. “Are they good?” I asked her, looking at their bright covers. The little girl of a friend of mine had this series of graphic novels in her luggage when we all went on a trip together.
