Raina Telgemeier - Cartoonist
Age: 48
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Cartoonist
Raina Telgemeier is an American cartoonist, author, and illustrator known for creating popular graphic novels and graphic memoirs for young adults and middle-grade readers.
Her works often feature adolescent girls going through relatable, everyday experiences, sometimes drawn from her own life.2 She is a number one New York Times bestselling and multiple Eisner Award-winning creator.
Her notable original graphic novels include the autobiographical works:
Smile (about her experience with dental trauma and orthodontia)
Sisters (about her relationship with her younger sister)
Guts (about her struggles with anxiety and stomach issues)
She is also the author and illustrator of the fictional graphic novels Drama and Ghosts, and she adapted and illustrated the first four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club series.