Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
ReviewsPraise for SMILE "Irresistible, funny and touching -- a must read for all teenage girls." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A charming addition to the body of young adult literature that focuses on the trials and tribulations of the slightly nerdy girl." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "It hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Praise for DRAMA "With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer. Brava!" -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review "Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters." -- BOOKLIST, starred review, Praise for SMILE"Irresistible, funny and touching -- a must read for all teenage girls." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS"A charming addition to the body of young adult literature that focuses on the trials and tribulations of the slightly nerdy girl." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"It hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWPraise for DRAMA"With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer. Brava!" -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review"Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters." -- BOOKLIST, starred review, Praise for Smile : A New York Times bestseller 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Publication for Teens 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, Nonfiction A New York Times "Editors' Choice" "It hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it." -- The New York Times Book Review "The real focus of Smile is Telgemeier's search for identity, a universal experience with which readers will readily identify." -- The Washington Post "An utterly charming graphic memoir of tooth trauma, first crushes and fickle friends, sweetly reminiscent of Judy Blume's work . . . . Irresistible, funny and touching -- a must read for all teenage girls." -- Kirkus "A charming addition to the body of young adult literature that focuses on the trials and tribulations of the slightly nerdy girl." -- Publishers Weekly
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisA special boxed set of the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and Eisner award-winning SMILE and its companion, SISTERS Includes bonus stickers In SMILE, 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, 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. In SISTERS, Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture and later, when something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all., A special boxed set of the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and Eisner award-winning SMILE and its companion, SISTERS! Includes bonus stickers!In SMILE, 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, 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.In SISTERS, Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture and later, when something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all., A special boxed set of the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and Eisner award-winning SMILE and its companion, SISTERS! Includes bonus stickers! In SMILE, 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, 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.In SISTERS, Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture and later, when something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all., This special boxed set contains Telgemeier's #1 "New York Times"-bestselling and Eisner award-winning graphic memoir "Smile" and its companion, "Sisters".