52 pages 1 hour read

Raina Telgemeier

Guts: A Graphic Novel

Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

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What does the author want to convey about the physical setting of Raina’s life through how she draws Raina’s apartment? Lauren’s office? The school’s playground? The school’s sick room?

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What are some of the artistic techniques the author uses to help readers know how Raina feels when she is nauseated? When she is very anxious?

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Raina says that her fear of vomiting may actually be worse than vomiting itself. What are panic attacks? What is a phobia?