Smile (comic book)

Smile is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier. It gives an account of the author's life from sixth grade to high school. The book originated as a webcomic, which was serialized on Girlamatic.

Smile
Smile cover
AuthorRaina Telgemeier
GenreAutobiography; Graphic novel; nonfiction
PublisherScholastic/Graphix
Publication date
February 2010
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages213
AwardsEisner Award, 2011
ISBN0-545-13206-1
OCLC289095899
LC ClassRK55.Y68 T45 2010
Followed bySisters 
Websitegoraina.com/smile

Reception, awards, and recognition

The book received positive reviews. The New York Times described it as "a story to comfort readers traversing the years between childhood and adulthood," and named it an "Editors' Choice."[1][2] Kirkus Reviews called it "irresistible, funny and touching," with "strong writing and emotionally expressive characters";[3] later, Kirkus designated it one of the best 2010 nonfiction books for teens.[4] According to School Library Journal, it is an "excellent addition to middle school literature."[5] It was included as one of four "Great Graphic Novels for Family Entertainment" in a 2010 article in The Christian Science Monitor.[6]

The book won the 2010 Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor for Nonfiction.[7] In 2011, the book won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens.[8] It was also one of Young Adult Library Services Association's 2011 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens, and a 2011 Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book for Middle Readers.[9][10] In 2013, it won the Intermediate Young Reader's Choice Award from Washington and the 2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award from Illinois. It won the 2014 Nevada Young Reader Award.

As of February 25, 2017 the paperback version had spent 240 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list under the category "Paperback Graphic Books."[11]

In May, 2014 Mark Tatulli wrote Smile into his daily comic strip Heart of the City, as heroine Heart Lamarr discovers the graphic novel on a trip to the library with her mother.[12]

References
  1. Bird, Elizabeth (May 14, 2010). "Blood, Sweat and Teeth". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  2. "Editors' Choice: Recent Books of Particular Interest". The New York Times. May 23, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  3. "Smile by Raina Telgemeier". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  4. "2010 Best Books for Teens: Nonfiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  5. Wildsmith, Snow (December 30, 2009). "Review: Smile". School Library Journal "it has a shark in it" blog. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. Clabaugh, Rich (December 3, 2010). "4 Great Graphic Novels for Family Entertainment". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  7. "2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature". The Horn Book, Inc. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  8. "2011 Eisner Awards". Comic-Con International. 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  9. "2011 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  10. "2011 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  11. "Best Sellers - Paperback Graphic Books". The New York Times. August 2, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  12. Tatulli, Mark (2014-05-09). "Heart of the City". GoComics.


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