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Books like Smile

Loved Smile by Raina Telgemeier? Here are 10 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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10 books

  1. 1El Deafo

    El Deafo

    Cece Bell

    This funny, honest graphic memoir mirrors Smile's focus on navigating middle school while dealing with a visible medical difference.

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  2. 2Real Friends

    Real Friends

    Shannon Hale

    Like Smile, this relatable graphic memoir explores the emotional roller coaster of shifting friendships and finding your place in school.

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  3. 3Roller Girl

    Roller Girl

    Victoria Jamieson

    This graphic novel captures the sting of drifting apart from a best friend and finding self-confidence through an unexpected passion.

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  4. 4Click

    Click

    Kayla Miller

    Sharing Smile's warm tone, this story follows a girl navigating shifting friend groups and school cliques to discover where she truly fits.

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  5. 5Invisible Emmie

    Invisible Emmie

    Terri Libenson

    This humorous graphic novel blends middle school awkwardness, public embarrassment, and self-acceptance in a format fans of Smile will love.

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  6. 6Nat Enough

    Nat Enough

    Maria Scrivan

    A laugh-out-loud graphic memoir that echoes Raina's struggles with self-doubt, popularity, and middle school embarrassment.

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  7. 7Be Prepared

    Be Prepared

    Vera Brosgol

    This graphic memoir captures the familiar pangs of outsider anxiety and desperate attempts to fit in with peers, told with sharp humor.

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  8. 8Sunny Side Up

    Sunny Side Up

    Jennifer L. Holm

    Like Smile, this comic memoir blends gentle humor with poignant reality as a young girl confronts confusing family changes.

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  9. 9Awkward

    Awkward

    Svetlana Chmakova

    Set in a bustling middle school, this vibrant graphic novel centers on surviving mortifying social mistakes and making real connections.

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  10. 10Stargazing

    Stargazing

    Jen Wang

    This graphic novel explores complex friendship dynamics and an unexpected health crisis with the same warmth and honesty found in Smile.

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