Smile
by Raina Telgemeier
When sixth-grader Raina falls and severely damages her two front teeth, a series... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Graphic Novel
Year Published 2010
Word Count 8,270
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 410L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 135787, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Youth
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Orthodontic appliances
- Self-esteem in adolescence
- Self-esteem
- Girls--Dental care
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | General (see also headings under Family)
- Graphic novels
- Dental care
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
- Beauty, Personal
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Biography
- Youth--Dental care
- Lists With This Book
- Bullying, Aggression, & Violence Books
- Won't Make You Blush
- Nonfiction, 6-8
- Teaching Graphic Novels
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Raina Telgemeier about Smile
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Raina Telgemeier
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Lesson Plan from Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
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Lesson Plan from State Library of Louisiana
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Lesson Plan from Kruger's Literature Thoughts
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Book Trailers 1

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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 5

Eisner Awards, 2011-2021
Winner, 2011

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2011

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2022
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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