A Smile Like Yours is a YA graphic novel about a group of teens in their first year at university who struggle to find their way in this new phase of their lives. One of the standout aspects of this book was the inclusion of an invisible disability of prosopagnosia or face blindness. Rhys can only recognize people by identifiers like their clothes or hair but can’t recognize them by their faces, even his family members. The graphic novel style paired beautifully with this aspect by highlighting the identifiers Rhys uses to recognize people and highlighting them in a different color from the rest of the artwork. Another standout aspect was the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ identities in the book and the discussions the characters have around sexuality. Since these were the two main themes (invisible disabilities and sexual orientation), a lot of the book was also about trust and developing relationships with other people, which I think is so important for young people to read about. This book is definitely the next Hearstopper, and I can’t wait to see kids reading it. This is a must-add to any library serving young adults and up. This was a five-star, cream of the crop read for me.

Reviewed by Katy Jones, Gardiner Area High School Library, Gardiner