Toon Review: Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Smile
By Raina Telgemeier
Graphix (Scholastic)
ISBN: 9780545132060
$10.99
Grades 5-8
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Also reviewed by Kids Lit, Abby (the) Librarian, Chasing Ray, Good Comics for Kids, Oops…Wrong Cookie, Comicsgirl.
You can win a copy of Smile by submitting your most embarrassing dentist office experience at Bildungsroman.
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Filed under: *Best New Books*, Reviews, Toon Reviews
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Loved it!
And you know what? After I read SMILE, I made my first dentist appointment in 7 years (note: waiting 7 years between visits is not the wisest thing).
I really enjoyed her Baby Sitters Club graphic novels, and I’m looking forward to this one!
I really loved the baby sitters graphic novel too
this book was the best book i read in a month after i was done i gave it to my friend to reead and she loved it soooo much she gave it to her sister to read who also LOVED the book “smile”
I really enjoyed her baby sitters club graphic novels too