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Favorite Authors Part 12: Raina Telgemeier

 It's a short post today, but today we will talk about my experience with Raina Telgemeier's books! Her website is here:  https://goraina.com/ The first book I read from her years ago is her most popular book: Smile . It was great! I then right away picked up Sisters , which is kind of a sequel to Smile . It was really enjoyable, too!  I then picked up Drama , which, unlike the first two, is a fictional story and not a memoir about parts of her life. Again, it was really sweet! I have yet to read  Guts  (which is her third memoir) and  Ghosts , her second fictional story. They are on my TBR! I hope they are as good as the first three books I read from her. So why do I like Raina Telgemeier's books? She has a really cute art style and her stories are very funny and relatable! 

Day 22 of Nonfiction November: Illustrated

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  Before I get into it, I have decided this will be the last Nonfiction November prompt of this year I will participate in.  I also don't feel like participating in NN next year. I don't think my feelings will change from here and next November. So what illustrated nonfiction books do I recommend? Pretty much every graphic novel memoir that I like, such as: (Pics were found on Google Images) I hope you like these books as much as I do!

Nonfiction November Day 4 (except it's posted on Day 5)

I forgot to post this yesterday! But that's okay. Today's (Day 5) prompt was just telling me to go vote. Which I already did.  The prompt for Day 4 is: what is my favorite subject? I seem to mostly gravitate towards memoirs! Most of my favorite nonfiction books are memoirs. Here's a list I recommend (links to Goodreads are provided): 1. Persepolis (and its sequel) by Marjane Satrapi 2. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 3. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei 4. My Life in France by Julia Child 5. Greetings From Utopia Park by Claire Hoffman 6. Smile (and Sisters ) by Raina Telgemeier 7. Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman 8. Messy Roots by Laura Gao 9. Huda F Are You (and Huda F Cares ) by Huda Fahmy

Underrated Books Part 11

  Welcome back to me showcasing all the underrated books I love, part 11! This time we have all middle grade books. 1. Schooled by Gordon Korman - 13 year old Capricorn was raised by his hippie grandmother who homeschooled him. After she gets seriously injured and has to stay in the hospital for a while, Cap stays with a non-hippie foster family and goes to public school for the first time in his life. 2. Smile by Raina Telgemeier- the wholesome graphic novel memoir of the author when she dealt with with typical middle school shenanigans--and teeth problems.  3. The Doll People Series by Ann M. Martin -a series of books of the adventures of an antique porcelain doll named Annabelle and a modern plastic doll named Tiffany.  4. Honus & Me by Dan Gutman- a baseball loving boy named Joe can travel back in time to any time period to meet his favorite baseball player if he sleeps with the baseball card of said player the night before. In this book, he meets Honus Wagner.