The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2010 to 2019 · Set in San Francisco

Memoirs Books in Order

Raina Telgemeier’s graphic memoirs tell stories from her own childhood, with honesty and warmth.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2010 to 2019
First book
Smile
Latest
Guts (2019)
Setting
Set in San Francisco

The reading order

Every Memoirs book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in San Francisco
  1. 1Smile2010With RainaIn sixth grade, Raina trips and knocks out her two front teeth, beginning years of dental drama, while she deals with friends, crushes and growing up.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Sisters2014With RainaRaina and her younger sister Amara have never got along, and a long family road trip to Colorado puts them to the test.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Guts2019With RainaRaina begins to suffer from stomach aches, and learns to understand her anxiety.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Smile, Sisters and Guts in order.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Memoirs book
BookRainaAmara
1 SmileLLead·Minor
2 SistersLLead·Minor
3 GutsLLead·Minor

Characters in the Memoirs books

2 characters from Raina Telgemeier’s chart, with the number of Memoirs books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
RainaThe author as a girl3Smile 2010
AmaraRaina's younger sister3Smile 2010