Five best-selling, funny and moving graphic novels from Raina Telgemeier.
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, embarassing headgear and even a retainer with fake
teeth attached(!) On top of that there's still more to deal with: a
major earthquake, boy confusion and friends who turn out to be not so
friendly.
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,
something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realise they
must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.
Guts:
Raina wakes
up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mum has one, too, so
it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where
she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends and
classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session.
It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away ...
and it coincides with her worries about food, school and changing
friendships. What's going on? Raina Telgemeier once again brings us a
thoughtful, charming and funny true story about growing up and gathering
the courage to face–and conquer–your fears.
Drama: Callie loves theatre. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi,
she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage
crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway
on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much
about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having
trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage AND offstage drama
that occurs once the actors are chosen, and when two cute brothers enter
the picture, things get even crazier!
Ghosts: Catrina and
her family move to the coast of Northern California because her little
sister, Maya, has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty
air.
As the girls explore their new home, a neighbour lets them in on
a secret: There are ghosts in Bah'a de la Luna. Maya is determined to
meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with them. As the time of year
when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure
out how to put aside her fears for her sister's sake–and her own.