Her drawing style perfectly complements her narration. It doesn’t hurt that Raina Telgemeier’s art is phenomenal. The fact that she drew two hundred pages worth of drawings is crazy, in the best possible way. If you use that logic, Sisters is by far the best buy in any store. Do realize that Sisters is only two hundred pages long, so there’s not much room to deeply explore the bonds between family members.Ī picture is worth a thousand words. The plot, which may seem pretty serious in the synopsis, is relatively lighthearted. (I have two younger sisters, so I know what it’s like between Raina and Amara).

She accurately portrays the experiences, comprehensively documenting the good and the bad. Unlike most authors, Raina Telgemeier remembers what it’s like having a sister as a child. Adults and kids alike will both be laughing out loud, as Sisters is just that funny. Sisters is as humorous and cute as Smile. Implementing both present day narratives and flashbacks, Raina Telgemeier once again strikes gold with this charming graphic novel about sisters. Sisters explores the relationship between Raina and Amara as they learn to deal with their differing personalities and problems between their parents. This time, the main problem isn’t Raina’s teeth. Sisters, the companion novel to Smile, revisits the Telgemeier family. That’s okay, as long as you end up buying the novel and cherishing it forever. Your reason to read Smile may be different. As you can guess, that’s the reason I read Sisters. Having worshiped those graphic novels for some of elementary school and all of middle school, I think it’s fair to say that Raina Telgemeier is the keeper of my childhood. Not only did she pen the bestselling Smile, but she also illustrated the graphic novels of The Babysitter’s Club series. I never realized the magnitude of Raina Telgemeier’s impact on my childhood until a few days ago.

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