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Jess Smart Smiley

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October 17

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Jess Smart Smiley is a joke.

Seriously. He makes rad pictures with his bare hands and loves creating stories for children of all ages.

Jess lives in Utah and has helped thousands of children, teens, and adults around the world to create their first comics.

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Average rating: 3.46 · 491 ratings · 135 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Vampire Tale (Upside Down, #1) 3.18 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Happens Next?: Talent Show Troubles 3.68 avg rating — 59 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hat Full of Spells (Upside Down, #2) 2.96 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spooky Sleepover: Volume 1 by Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Dave Scheidt 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Happens Next?: Science Fair Frenzy 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let's Make Comics!: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Happens Next?: Newsroom Nonsense liked it 3.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	10 Little Monsters Visit New York City (Volume 5) 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	12 Little Elves Visit Texas (Volume 1) by Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	12 Little Elves Visit Washington (12 Little Elves, 2) (Volume 2) by Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (adapter), Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Adapter) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Moving my body causes me tremendous pain, but it was important to me that I visit my alma mater and pay tribute to the life of Charlie Kirk.

I cried the entirety of my stay and the drive back home, surprised at how suddenly I was driven to tears, even after so many long days of grieving.

I was not prepared for the many gifts and messages others had left at UVU.

What could easily have been a depressin

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What Happens Next?: Talent Show Troubles

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Jess Smart Smiley wrote a new blog post The Assassination of Charlie Kirk Moving my body causes me tremendous pain, but it was important to me that I visit my alma mater and pay tribute to the life of Charlie Kirk.I cried th Read more of this blog post »
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Jess Smiley and 1 other person liked Angypants's review of Let's Make Comics!: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons: "I wish I had made this book, but luckily I get to use this book and read it and experience its knowledge giving life force. Great for artists of all ages, and especially helpful to anyone who loves and wants to create comics. It has step by step exe" Read more of this review »
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Jess Smiley and 1 other person liked Angypants's review of What Happens Next?: Talent Show Troubles: "Panicked middle schoolers, attack seagulls, a hedgehog named Vincent and dancing old ladies: these are just a few of the things you’ll encounter on this choose your own adventure type comic story! Great for any fans of humorous graphic novels, but als" Read more of this review »
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Jess Smiley liked D.T.'s review of What Happens Next?: Talent Show Troubles: "Cute. Your typical 'choose your own adventure' book. Get your bookmarks and sticky notes ready! SN: Did anyone else get ominous vibes from the dad? the way the mc was scared of her dad felt beyond parental punishment to me with the way the scenes ende" Read more of this review »
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