Smile, Sisters, and Guts
The Box Set
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A special box set of Raina Telgemeier's bestselling memoirs!
SmileThe true story of how Raina severely injured her two front teeth when she was in the sixth grade, and the dental drama that followed!SistersRaina can't wait to be a big sister. Amara is cute, but she's also cranky and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years... can they figure out how to get along?GutsRaina has tummy trouble, and it seems to coincide with her worries about food, school, family, and changing friendships. A thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face -- and eventually conquer -- fear.
About this Author
Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, and, with Scott McCloud, the cocreator of The Cartoonists Club. Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier is based on an exhibition that was held at The Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.
Reviews
"Telgemeier is the undisputed queen of the youth-comics explosion." -- VulturePraise for Smile:#1 New York Times BestsellerWill Eisner Comic Industry Award WinnerBoston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book"Irresistible, funny, and touching." -- Kirkus Reviews"One of the most widely loved kids' graphic novels in recent history." -- Booklist"It hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it." -- The New York Times Book ReviewPraise for Sisters:#1 New York Times BestsellerWill Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner* "A wonderfully charming tale of family and sisters that anyone can bond with." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* "Utterly relatable for anyone with siblings." -- School Library Journal, starred reviewPraise for Guts:* "The story both normalizes therapy and shows a child developing useful coping mechanisms for anxiety in a way that will reassure, even inspire, readers." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* "A must." -- School Library Journal, starred review"A compassionate and accessible look at one girl's struggles with anxiety." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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