Smile

Book 1 of smile series Raina Telgemeier 2009           Raina is a regular pre-teen with regular boy troubles. However, her life changes when she falls on her face and knocks out her two front teeth. She’s forced to get multiple painful surgeries and braces to fix her teeth. The story follows through almost five years

Ghosts

Author: Raina Telgemeier 2016           The story follows a family moving to a city on the northern coast of California, called Bahía de la Luna. Catrina is the older sister of Maya, she’s shy compared to her sister and afraid of ghosts. Maya is outgoing, but her temperament is dampened by her cystic fibrosis which

Drama

Author: Raina Telgemeier Colorist: Gurihiru 2012 A large part of my youth involved participating in improv. groups and finding my way towards performance art in general. I also enjoyed being part of committees and planning activities. This has led me towards a path of planning activities and events, and ultimately towards my job as a