Review: Guts

Title: Guts
Author: Raina Telgemeier
Genre: Middle Grade, Graphic Novel
Publisher: Scholastic
Source: Borrowed from a friend
Format: Paperback
Release Date: September 17, 2019
Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads Synopsis:

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it’s probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she’s dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina’s tummy trouble isn’t going away… and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What’s going on?

Raina Telgemeier once again brings us a thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face — and conquer — her fears. 

Review:

This book talks about Raina’s experience with IBS and anxiety as a child. I could relate to that, because I have both IBS and anxiety. It is something that isn’t talked about much, especially in children’s books, but it is very common.

Even if readers can’t relate to Raina’s sick stomach, they could relate to her being stressed out in class or the stresses that her friends had. One of her friends was moving away, so she was worried about that. It was a different kind of stress than what Raina had, but still relatable to young readers.

I really liked this book. I wish it was around when I was a kid. I’m excited to see what Raina writes next!

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Have you read Guts? What did you think of it?