It seems like this book is all the rage in a fourth grade classroom. At my field placement this semester, which is seventh generations charter school, all of the students are talking about this books. After looking at the content, flipping through the pages of the book, and read some parts, it seems like it is very appealing to children at this age. The pictures and graphics are appropriate and are relatable to the children at this age. The author writes the novel as a perspective of a sixth grader. The sixth grader tells the stories of her life as a normal sixth grader until one night after her girl scouts meeting when she trips and falls. She severely injures her two front teeth. It seems as if there is a long and frustrating journey with on and off again braces, surgery, headgear, and a retainer with fake teeth. There is also stories about a major earthquake and boyfriend and friend troubles . After reading about this in the book and hearing stories from my field students, it seems like the students feel that the story is interesting to them and that they are able to read it well. Also, the language in the book is very appropriate for the students who are reading this book and I feel it is a great graphic novel to read. I would rate the book with an overall 5 out of 5 stars because of how appealing it was to me and how I was able to see how appealing it was to the students as well.
Title: Smile
Author: Raina Telegemeier
Publisher: GRAPHIX
Publishing Date: February 1st, 2010
ISBN: 0545132053
My field students LOVE this book and one of them insisted I had to put it next on my "To read" list!
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