But her mother assures Katie that she can be both brave and sad

and recognizing the love you deserve

the rules don’t always make sense

and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe

and friends who turn out to be not so friendly

Smile: A Graphic Novel Teen & Young Adult Social Issues But her mother assures KatieRaina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on again, off again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to