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Drama

Drama is a good title for this graphic novel: theater drama, middle school drama, and friendship drama.  Callie is excited about designing the set for the new theater production.  Her attention is divided between creating an awesome set and dealing with friendships and crushes.  Telgemeier’s knowledge of backstage workings help the theater focus of the story ring true.  But, basically, the main story is about relationships.  Again, Telgemeier does an admirable job of showing the interactions of young teens trying to work through friendships during that awkward age when also trying to figure out themselves.  The full-color illustrations are expressive and add another layer of detail to the story.