Smile (Smile #1) by Raina Telgemeier

Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner 
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
New York Times Editors' Choice

Family, Friends, Boys ... Dental Drama?!
A True Story

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 deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly. Raina's story takes us from middle school to high school, where she discovers her artistic voice, finds out, what true friendship really means, and where she can finally . . . smile.