History ComicBook / GutsRainaTelgemeier

* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted to an extent; Raina's friend, Dina, reveals she got hers during the "Skeletons in the Closet" game that she got her period starting in march, but they don't go into the nitty-gritty of it.

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: When Raina learns Michelle's surgery has left her unable to return to school the remaining year, her thoughts celebrate! ...but her emotions feel like [[RuleOfSymbolism "rain cloud","frowny face", "thumbs down"]]. Which leads to the trope below...

[[caption-width-right:350:Pretty [[IncrediblyLamePun crappy]] idea for a story, huh?]]

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite Raina's thoughts wanting to celebrate that Michelle won't be returning to school, she "pops" that thought bubble. And her emotions feel good. She goes [[UpToEleven the extra mile]] when she suggests to the teacher they make a big "Get Well" poster for Michelle.

''Guts'' is a 2019 autobiographical graphic novel written by Creator/RainaTelgemeier. It is a {{Prequel}} to both ComicBook/{{Smile|RainaTelgemeier}} and ComicBook/{{Sisters|RainaTelgemeier}}[[note]]Both ''Smile'' and ''Sisters'' feature flashbacks for Raina from her as a toddler desperate for a younger sister. If you want to read the stories in perfect chronological order, you'd need to strictly read the flashbacks in ''Sisters'' and the one in ''Smile'' in order, then read ''Guts'', then read about three-quarters of ''Smile'', then read ''Sisters'' when you get to the summer before 9th Grade, and ''finally'' read the rest of ''Smile.'' Phew! [[/note]] and follows a 9-10 year old Raina. One night, Raina wakes up with a stomach ache. While she thinks it's a bug at first, she slowly discovers she has anxiety, especially about germs and food. This is exacerbated by her friends treating life as a giant gross out session.

''Guts'' is a 2019 autobiographical graphic novel written by Creator/RainaTelgemeier. It is a {{Prequel}} to both [[ComicBook/SmileSistersDuology Smile and Sisters]][[note]]Both ''Smile'' and ''Sisters'' feature flashbacks for Raina from her as a toddler desperate for a younger sister. If you want to read the stories in perfect chronological order, you'd need to strictly read the flashbacks in ''Sisters'' and the one in ''Smile'' in order, then read ''Guts'', then read about three-quarters of ''Smile'', then read ''Sisters'' when you get to the summer before 9th Grade, and ''finally'' read the rest of ''Smile.'' Phew! [[/note]] and follows a 9-10 year old Raina. One night, Raina wakes up with a stomach ache. While she thinks it's a bug at first, she slowly discovers she has anxiety, especially about germs and food. This is exacerbated by her friends treating life as a giant gross out session.

!! ''Guts'' contains examples of the following tropes:

* YouAreNotAlone: When Raina confesses at a sleepover that she's seeing a therapist, the others treat it as no big deal. Dina even points out her own sister is seeing one.

''Guts'' is a 2019 autobiographical graphic novel written by [[Creator/RainaTelgemeier Raina Telgemeier]]. It is a {{Prequel}} to both [[ComicBook/SmileSistersDuology Smile and Sisters]][[note]]Both ''Smile'' and ''Sisters'' feature flashbacks for Raina from her as a toddler desperate for a younger sister. If you want to read the stories in perfect chronological order, you'd need to strictly read the flashbacks in ''Sisters'' and the one in ''Smile'' in order, then read ''Guts'', then read about three-quarters of ''Smile'', then read ''Sisters'' when you get to the summer before 9th Grade, and ''finally'' read the rest of ''Smile.'' Phew! [[/note]] and follows a 9-10 year old Raina. One night, Raina wakes up with a stomach ache. While she thinks it's a bug at first, she slowly discovers she has anxiety, especially about germs and food. This is exacerbated by her friends treating life as a giant gross out session.

In terms of premise, ''Guts'' is much closer to ''Smile'' than ''Sisters'', ''[[ComicBook/{{Drama}} Drama]]'', or ''[[ComicBook/GhostsRainaTelgemeier Ghosts]]'', as it covers more than a full school year and deals more with Raina's bodiliy insecurities than relationships with specific family members or teenage romance.

* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted; Raina notes that several of her classmates suddenly begin leaving class unexpectedly, and they've formed a sort of 'club' that Raina finds herself not a part of. She doesn't put two and two together until her friend Dina reveals during a "tell your deepest, darkest secret" sleepover game that she started hers months prior.

* NotSoDifferent: Towards the end, Raina finds that she and Michelle have much in common. She also finds out that she's not even the only person known to her group of friends who goes to therapy (Dina's older sister, Jane's parents, and Nicole herself all go).

* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted; Raina notes that several of her classmates suddenly begin leaving class unexpectedly, and that they've formed a sort of 'club' that Raina finds herself not a part of, but she doesn't put two and two together until her friend Dina reveals during a sleepover game that she started hers months prior.
* NotSoDifferent: Towards the end, Raina finds that she and Michelle have much in common.

In terms of premise, ''Guts'' is much closer to ''Smile'' than ''Sisters'', ''Drama'', or ''Ghosts'', as it covers more than a full school year and deals more with Raina's bodiliy insecurities than relationships with specific family members or teenage romance.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: If "Guts" is any indication, Nicole used to be considerably nicer to Raina in Elementary School, as opposed to "Smile".

* LighterAndSofter: Despite the theme of anxiety weighing in on the story, ''Guts'' is more light-hearted than either ''Sisters or ''Sisters'' thanks to its younger cast, greater abundance of humor, lack of adolescent angst and unambiguously happy ending.

* AnAesop: To paraphrase Raina's teacher, everyone has their own struggles and battles. And we can start to help one another by being nice.

!! ''Guts'' contains examples of the following tropes:

''Guts'' is an upcoming 2019 autobiographical graphic novel written by [[Creator/RainaTelgemeier Raina Telgemeier]]. It is a {{Prequel}} to both [[ComicBook/SmileSistersDuology Smile and Sisters]][[note]]Both ''Smile'' and ''Sisters'' feature flashbacks for Raina from her as a toddler desperate for a younger sister. If you want to read the stories in perfect chronological order, you'd need to strictly read the flashbacks in ''Sisters'' and the one in ''Smile'' in order, then read ''Guts'', then read about three-quarters of ''Smile'', then read ''Sisters'' when you get to the summer before 9th Grade, and ''finally'' read the rest of ''Smile.'' Phew! [[/note]] and follows a 9-10 year old Raina. One night, Raina wakes up with a stomach ache. While she thinks it's a bug at first, she slowly discovers she has anxiety, especially about germs and food. This is exacerbated by her friends treating life as a giant gross out session.

In terms of premise, ''Guts'' is much closer to ''Smile'' than ''Sisters'', ''Drama'', or ''Ghosts'', as it covers more than a full school year and deals more with Raina's bodiliy insecurities than relationships with specific family members or teenage romance.

In terms of premise, ''Guts'' is much closer to ''Smile'' than ''Sisters'', as it covers more than a full school year and deals more with Raina's bodiliy insecurities than relationships with specific family members or teenage romance.

In terms of premise, ''Guts'' is much closer to ''Smile'' than [[ComicBook/Drama Raina]] [[ComicBook/Ghosts Telgemeier's]] other work, as it covers more than a full school year and deals more with Raina's bodiliy insecurities than relationships with specific family members or teenage romance.