The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 5 books · 2010 to 2019 · Mostly set in San Francisco

Raina Telgemeier

Literary and generalChildren’sFamily and book clubGraphic novels

Raina Telgemeier writes graphic novels for young readers. Smile, Sisters and Guts are memoirs of her own childhood: knocking out her front teeth, a road trip with her sister, and anxiety. Drama and Ghosts are fiction.

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Raina Telgemeier books in order

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Memoirs

3 books · Set in San FranciscoGraphic novelsFamily and book club
  1. 1Smile2010With RainaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Sisters2014With RainaBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Guts2019With RainaBuy on Amazon

Fiction

2 books · Set in CaliforniaGraphic novels
  1. 1Drama2012With CallieBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Ghosts2016With CatrinaBuy on Amazon

Characters

4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Raina's memoirs

Fiction