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Smile Books in Order

Smile by Raina Telgemeier contains 3 books, published between 2009 and 2019. The first book is Smile (2009) and the newest is Guts (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2009–2019
Confirmed
2 of 3 titles
Total pages
638 across 3 books
Reading time
11–16 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 638 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 3 books in order Printable Smile checklist

Smile is Raina Telgemeier's autobiographical graphic novel series for middle-grade readers. Telgemeier draws herself as a sixth grader working through dental surgery, orthodontics, self-esteem, friendships and family, and Sisters (2014) and Guts (2019) complete the run begun by Smile (2009). Three books make up the series.

How many Smile books are there?

Smile has 3 books, released between 2009 and 2019.

Smile Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Smile books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Smile by Raina Telgemeier, book 1 of the Smile series (2009)
  2. Cover of Sisters by Raina Telgemeier, book 2 of the Smile series (2014)
  3. Cover of Guts by Raina Telgemeier, book 3 of the Smile series (2019)
  1. 1
    Smile2009 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009214
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  2. 2
    Sisters2014 · 197 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014197
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  3. 3
    Guts2019 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019227
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Is there a chronological order for Smile?

No separate chronological order is on record for Smile, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Smile books in order?

You should read the Smile books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Smile book also stands alone.

Where to start with Smile

Start with Smile (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Smile book?

Guts (2019) is the newest Smile book released so far.

Is there a new Smile book coming?

No next Smile book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Smile at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Smile title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Smile books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
638 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 214 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Smile books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Smile books are about

All 3 Smile books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Raina Telgemeier

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.