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February 26, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Toon Review: Smile by Raina Telgemeier

February 26, 2010 by Travis Jonker   5 comments

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.

Click here to visit Raina Telgemeier’s website.

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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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  1. Abby says

    February 26, 2010 at 7:43 am

    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).

  2. nomadreader says

    February 26, 2010 at 9:57 am

    I really enjoyed her Baby Sitters Club graphic novels, and I’m looking forward to this one!

    • trecia says

      November 4, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      I really loved the baby sitters graphic novel too

  3. rose says

    June 2, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    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”

  4. trecia says

    November 4, 2014 at 9:25 pm

    I really enjoyed her baby sitters club graphic novels too

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