Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Callie appreciates the arts. She would absolutely audition for the Moon over Mississippi play at her middle school, but she can’t really sing. She works with the theatre department’s stage crew as the set designer instead, and this year she’s determined to make a Broadway-caliber set on a middle school budget. But how can she when she doesn’t have a lot of carpentry experience, ticket sales are down, and the crew can’t seem to get along? Not to mention the drama that develops once the players are selected, both on and offstage. And things get much crazy when two adorable brothers are added!
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
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A girl who works as a set designer for a stage crew is the subject of this book. Along the route of doing the performances, she also encounters a number of people, some of whom are new to her and others who are familiar to her…
Callie appreciates the arts. She is aware that she is not a singer, but she is a great help to the stage crew. She is the set designer this year, and she intends to make a set that will surpass all others in quality. One minor issue: They don’t have a lot of money. Additionally, it appears that ticket sales are still lacking. Additionally, there is a ton of middle school drama going on, and she might even have her first or two crushes! With all the drama, how will the play ever be performed? But Callie and her friends will either succeed or fail in their efforts.
Because Raina writes about real life, including relationships between men and women and between men and women, which is guaranteed to cause some readers angst, this book, like Smile, is sure to stir some controversy. But here’s the thing—regardless of what parents and other adults may want to believe, everything Raina writes about in her book is something that kids actually experience. The sentiments of perplexity, attraction, and the process of self-discovery that we all go through in middle school are perfectly captured by Raina, and her readers can identify with these emotions. And that is why this novel is so fantastic—even as a male reader, I could identify with Matt’s uncertainty about how to approach Callie.
