Smile Telgemeier Analysis

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Have you read the book “Smile” ? The book “Smile” is written by Raina Telgemeier . Some themes of the book “Smile” are self - esteem , growing up , and adolescent issues . This book “Smile” is interesting and funny at and some points Raina is like me and can be alike others with braces .
The book is mostly about Raina and her problems at school and teeth . Raina wants to be a normal 6th grader until after girl scouts she fell and two front teeth came out. Then comes out that she gets on-again , off-again braces , surgery , embarrassing headgear , and also a retainer with fake teeth attached . After a while there was a major earthquake , boy confusion , and friends who turned out to be not so friendly . This story takes us from middle school

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