Soon after that, San Francisco experiences an earthquake but only suffers temporary power loss for the family. When Raina enters seventh grade, she develops a crush on Sammy, another sixth grader in the band class who also wears braces. Two of them, Karin and Nicole, make mean jokes at Raina’s expense. Meanwhile, a sub-conflict emerges as Raina’s friends pressure her about how she looks. Raina’s mother consoles her by buying her videogames and allowing her to get a couple of ear piercings on her 12th birthday. To move them down, she will have a root canal as well as painful headgear that makes it hard for Raina to go out in public without feeling like a nerd. Golden tells her that now her front teeth are too high up in her mouth and need to be moved down with braces. When she goes back to her orthodontist, Dr. She is asked invasive questions and given throwaway platitudes. Raina finds this situation funny at first, but then becomes frustrated with the recovery process. Golden for emergency surgery to fix them so they won’t fall out of her mouth completely. When she falls while running after her friends, she breaks two teeth on her upper jaw. The story takes place in the sixth grade and follows a girl named Raina, who has an overbite that requires braces. “Smile” is a young adult graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier. She struggles with issues such as bullying and finding friends. The book follows Telgemeier’s life during middle school and high school. It was published in 2010, after originating as a weekly webcomic from 2004-2007. Smile, written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, is a graphic novel that tells the story of her childhood.

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