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Raina Telgemeier

Autor(a) de Smile

39+ Works 21,779 Membros 747 Críticas 6 Favorited

About the Author

Raina Telgemeier attended the School of Visual Arts, in New York City, as an Illustration and Cartooning student. She received her BFA in 2002. Raina is the adapter and illustrator of four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, the co-author of X-Men: Misfits, which made the New York Times' Graphic mostrar mais Books Bestseller List, and the author and illustrator of Smile, which was recently named an Honor Book in the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards. Her other work includes Ghosts, Drama, and Sisters (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Raina Telgemeier speaks on the Main Stage at the National Book Festival, August 31, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. By Library of Congress Life - 20190831SM1052.jpg, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82899302

Séries

Obras por Raina Telgemeier

Smile (2010) 4,529 exemplares
Sisters (2014) 3,285 exemplares
Drama: A Graphic Novel (2012) 2,889 exemplares
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel (2016) 2,801 exemplares
Guts (2019) 1,885 exemplares
Kristy's Great Idea [The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel] (2006) — Adapter — 1,827 exemplares
The Truth About Stacey [The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel] (2006) — Adapter — 1,529 exemplares
Mary Anne Saves the Day [The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel] (2007) — Adapter — 1,344 exemplares
Claudia and Mean Janine [The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel] (2008) — Adapter — 1,228 exemplares
X-Men: Misfits (2009) 90 exemplares
Smile and Sisters (2014) 42 exemplares
Smile, Sisters, and Guts (2019) 20 exemplares

Associated Works

Explorer: The Mystery Boxes (2012) — Contribuidor — 474 exemplares
Flight, Volume Four (2007) — Contribuidor — 341 exemplares
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists (2013) — Contribuidor — 297 exemplares
Explorer: The Lost Islands (2013) — Contribuidor — 251 exemplares
Comics Squad: Recess! (2014) — Ilustrador — 249 exemplares
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. (2017) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery (2006) — Ilustrador, algumas edições107 exemplares
The Best American Comics 2014 (2014) — Contribuidor — 98 exemplares
YOU DIED: An Anthology of the Afterlife (2020) — Contribuidor — 52 exemplares
Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz (2015) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
Friends of Lulu Presents: Broad Appeal (2003) — Contribuidor — 16 exemplares

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Graphic novel about a girl and her little sister with cystic fibrosis. They move to Northern California to help Maya heal and get into a new environment that will help her CF. The two sisters find out that there are ghosts in their new town. Through this, Cat, the older sister, has to put aside her fears for Maya's sake and her own. I really liked this book when I was younger and rereading it again was very fun. The art is beautiful and very well done! I would have this book for 4th graders up to 8th grade. I think this book is fairly easy to read with a nice digestible format. The story is a little more mature, but not too intense!… (mais)
 
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sagan21 | 81 outras críticas | Mar 12, 2024 |
This is my first Telgemeier book and likely won't be my last, since I'd like to keep up with what the kids at my library are reading.

That being said, I don't entirely understand the hype. Telgemeier uses very attractive color schemes, but her art style was a bit grating. The character expressions in particular didn't always correspond to the feeling being expressed, which took me out of the story.

The plot, meanwhile, moves very quickly, which probably works well for easily-distracted middle school readers, but again was jarring for me. I wanted Callie's big emotional moments to be properly explored, but most of them took up a mere panel or two. Maybe that's meant to be an accurate representation of the 7th grade emotional experience, or maybe it's supposed to speak to Callie's emotional flexibility.

Regardless, that breakneck story-telling pace makes it difficult to relate to Callie. It really is a shame, because Callie could be such a great role-model. Whether she's dealing with prop setbacks or a pair of really cute twin brothers, she tackles her obstacles head-on without fear, which many young readers would benefit from reading about. In particular, I loved the scene where Callie spontaneously tries out for the school musical even while fully aware of her lack of musical talent.

That is how comfortable she is with herself. She's totally fine with the fact that she'll never be leading lady, and it's not connected to any sort of shyness on her part. She simply knows what she's good at and what she enjoys and has chosen an appropriate role as a result. I so want more characters like her out there for kids to look up to. But, again, we're never given a full minute to get to know her, we also never get to really feel what she's feeling. I had to extrapolate a lot in order to write out a paragraph on Callie's personality.

The LGBT elements really aren't as central as many reviewers would make it seem. Yes, there are at least two gay characters. The main character isn't one of them, so I wouldn't say this is a story "about being gay." Drama is at most an introduction to the idea that gay people are out there. Not a big deal. Could have been a bigger deal, really.

Ultimately, Drama has good building blocks but lacks finesse, even for a middle grade read.
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boopingaround | 127 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2024 |
Great young adult book. I usually don't like graphic novels but enjoyed this one. The main plot is the challenges of putting on a high school musical and the drama that goes on behind the scenes. There are characters in the book that are homosexual, so this book will create a lot of discussion. Everything about it is spot on to current events for today's young adults. Cute story that made me want to read others by this author.
 
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mjphillips | 127 outras críticas | Feb 23, 2024 |
4.5
On the whole, "Guts" is a wonderful middle-grade story about dealing with anxiety, stress, and changes that I think many young readers in similar situations will be able to able to relate to. It's a very thoughtful book that I wish I had been able to read when I was younger! Telgemeier has this wonderful way of approaching topics in a realistic yet comforting manner that really makes the book feel like a welcoming space.
Two things held this book back a bit: first, even though "Guts" talks a LOT about dealing with bodily stresses head-on, it glosses right over any solid discussion on menstruation other than a stereotypical "Welp, that's puberty!" I thought this was weird considering that no other topic is shied away from. I just would have been nice to see a little better moment in that regard.
Secondly, there is a semi-offhand comment about another girl being the victim of verbal abuse from a drunk father than receives no attention at all. I understand that maybe this was something Telgemeier heard from a friend at a sleepover at this age, but for the purpose of this book, I think the issue needed to either be addressed in some way (even just an adult becoming aware of the situation) or cut out for narrative purposes. It's such a small moment but a young reader encountering it will just be left hanging completely.
All in all though, an enjoyable addition to the Smile series - I definitely plan to continue reading!
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deborahee | 45 outras críticas | Feb 23, 2024 |

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Obras
39
Also by
12
Membros
21,779
Popularidade
#987
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
747
ISBN
289
Línguas
12
Marcado como favorito
6

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