I loved Smile when I first read it! Although, I do wish I had read it before I got my braces! This book is a true story about a girl named Raina Telgemeier, and her dental life. She goes through a lot, including losing a tooth (Not naturally), Girl Scouts, and much more! If you read the book you'll find out more about her, and I suggest reading her other books too, Sisters, and Drama! I would definitely suggest this book to people who are nervous about getting braces! This book is awesome! It has many pictures and speech bubbles, and it is basically a long comic book.
Smile
By Raina Telgemeier
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 1 - 5 | T | 2.6 | 8270 |
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!
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 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 be not so friendly.
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 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 be not so friendly.
Publisher: GRAPHIX
ISBN-13: 9780545132053
ISBN-10: 0545132053
Published on 2/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
Book Reviews (3626)
Smile is about a girl who loses her two front teeth. She then has many dental appointments and had many, many issues with her teeth, and also with bullying at school.
After tripping, Raina loses 2 of her teeth resulting in a visit to the dentist. After that starts a long journey with braces. The story overall shows how Raina dealt with braces and dentist appointments.
It's a great book. It really tells you that many people in middle school are having the same problems as you and that you should feel bad for who you really are.
Have you guys read Smile?! Smile is the BEST book ever! Well it's actually a fact because every single one of Raina Telgemeier's books are AMAZING! So "Smile" is about a girl named Raina who just wants to be a normal 6th grader.But then after a Girl Scouts Meeting, she had an accident and lost two of her front permanent teeth. Now she has through diffculties in life from Family, to not-so-friends drama, boys and DENTAL DRAMA?! At the end she finds are true voice and knows the what the true act of friendship really means and knows where she can finally smile! So like I was saying. YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!
I love this book. Raina Telgemeler is my favorite author. This book is about Raina loosing her two front teeth and getting her teeth fixed. She gets braces, her ears pierced, and go's to high school. She finds new friends there and a way to be her with them because they like her for her.
This is a good book. I enjoyed it! You should read it. It is a true story
I might buy it
i need a book for this summer
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It is ok not the best story i have ever red but it is cool