Pub Date: September 17, 2019
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018050676
Lexile Code: 0480
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.65" H x 8.00" L x 5.50" W ( 0.85 lbs) 224 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Social Topics | Emotions & Feelings | Adolescence | Friendship | School & Education
Description: A true story from the #1 New York Times-bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts. Telgemeier once again brings a thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face--and conquer--her fears.her fears.
Brief description: 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, and is the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.
Review Quotes:
Praise for Guts:
#1 USA Today Bestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Best Comic of 2019
New York Times Best Children's Book of 2019
Washington Post Best Graphic Novel of the Year
Forbes Best Graphic Novel of 2019, Honorable Mention
NPR Best Book/Book Concierge
TIME Best Book of the Year
Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of 2019
Today.com Best Kids' Book of 2019
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel of the Year
A 2020 CBC Children's & Teen Choice Book Award Winner
* "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
Praise for Smile:
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner
Boston 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 Review
Praise for Sisters:
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Will 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 review
Praise for Drama:
#1 New York Times Bestseller
An ALA Stonewall Honor Book
* "Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters." -- Booklist, starred review
* "Pitch-perfect." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Another dead-on look at the confusing world of middle school." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "An entertaining and enlightening read." -- School Library Journal, starred review
Praise for Ghosts:
#1 New York Times Bestseller
* "Telgemeier has her finger on the pulse of middle-grade readers, and this might be her best yet." -- Booklist, starred review
* "Superior visual storytelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Telgemeier nudges readers toward the edge of their comfort zone, but she never leaves them alone there." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review