How the cartoonist Raina Telgemeier, the author of "Smile," "Sisters," and "Guts," turned the anxious kid into a hero for the 21st century ...

Raina Telgemeier with colors by Gurihiru. Scholastic Graphix, $10.99 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-0-545-32699-5 Seventh-grader Callie has been in love with the stage ever since she saw Les Miz when ...

Like Telgemeier’s other books, Ghosts deals with various aspects of coming of age, and in Catrina’s case, she matures by learning not to fear her sister’s inevitable fate.

When Scholastic released Raina Telgemeier's Smile in their Graphix imprint in February 2010, it's unlikely they had an inkling of what a juggernaut the book would become.

The Bay Area is home to Raina Telgemeier: a best-selling author and illustrator behind the books "Smile," "Drama," "Sisters" and "Ghosts." In "Smile," she tells the story of an incident that ...