Smile (comic book)

Smile
Smile cover
AuthorRaina Telgemeier
GenreAutobiography; Graphic novel; nonfiction
PublisherScholastic/Graphix
Publication date
February 2010
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages213
AwardsEisner Award, 2011
ISBN0-545-13206-1
OCLC289095899
LC ClassRK55.Y68 T45 2010
Followed bySisters 
Websitegoraina.com/smile

Smile is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier.[1] It was published in February 2010 by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.[2] The novel provides an account of the author's life, characterized by dental procedures and struggles with fitting in, from sixth grade to high school. The book originated as a webcomic, which was serialized on Girlamatic.[3] It is most appropriate for readers between fourth and sixth grade.[4][5][6] Smile has had a pedagogical impact, and reviews have been written on this novel.

  1. ^ Telgemeier, Raina. Smile. Scholastic Press, 2010.
  2. ^ “Smile.” The Teacher Store, Scholastic Inc., 2022, shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/smile-9780545132060.html.
  3. ^ Wildsmith, Snow. “Interview: Raina Telgemeier.” Good Comics for Kids, School Library Journal, June 2010, goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2010/06/13/interview-raina-telgemeier/.
  4. ^ Boerman-Cornell, William. "The Intersection of Words and Pictures: Second through Fourth Graders Read Graphic Novels." The Reading Teacher, vol. 70, no. 3, 2016, pp. 327-335, doi:10.1002/trtr.1525
  5. ^ Jiménez, Laura M., et al. "Moving Our Can(n)ons: Toward an Appreciation of Multimodal Texts in the Classroom." The Reading Teacher, vol. 71, no. 3, 2017, pp. 363-368, doi:10.1002/trtr.1630
  6. ^ Smith, Jennifer M., and Kathryn Pole. "What's Going on in a Graphic Novel?" The Reading Teacher, vol. 72, no. 2, 2018, pp. 169-177, doi:10.1002/trtr.1695.