Raina Telgemeier

Bio

• She has earned 6 Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, and a Stonewall Honor
• She has multiple graphic novels known as New York Times bestsellers
• She is 46 years old and has been writting since was 10
• Entered the field because she was inspired by other grpahic novelists work

Interesting Facts

• She has her artwork on display in a museum exhibit called Facing Feelings
• Writes graphic novels because of the comics she used to draw in her diary
• She has written around 17 books in her career
• Her book smile and a couple others are about her when she was that age

Book Titles

• Smile
• Sisters
• Guts
• Ghosts
• Drama

Application

• You could use these books in your classroom, library or home ofr your kids to read them, to relate and to learn from them
• Each book has different struggles in it that the main character goes through and the reader can possibly relate too
• The character then overcomes that struggle and could inspire the student to do the same

Sources

• https://goraina.com
• Cavna, Michael. "Raina Telgemeier became a hero to millions of readers by showing how uncomfortable growing up can be." September 12, 2019,https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/12/raina-telegeme.... 28 February, 2024.
• https://goraina.com/books