But I was so annoyed by how misleading the description is and by how prevalent of a theme this was in the book . With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. Although Raina Telgemeier's multicultural cast of characters in the novel is an attempt to promote diversity, the characters' failure to engage in dialogue about race, and power undermines her efforts. In the first scene, she is walking home with her best friends Greg and Matt Solano – who are also brothers – where she confesses her feelings for Greg, an upperclassman baseball superstar.

On that note, I'll wrap up my review to say one last thing: Drama is a noteworthy graphic novel jam-packed with kids full of talent, courage, and dedication. Instead she’s the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she’s determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget.I went into this graphic novel a bit wary, since I had read Telgemeier's Smile and wasn't the biggest fan. What made this book different was that it was a middle-grade book, meant for kids as young as second grade.

I love the story shows how crazy crushes can be, how the crush can crush you and how you can crush your crush when you're seen as the second option. So I thought I'd bring something easy that didn't require a lot of concentration since they play music in the gym and I normally can't read if I hear music with words, but there was just enough ambient noise for me to block it out. With his blue eyes, blond hair, and role as the male lead for the play Moon Over Mississippi, West seems to symbolize "white racial purity. Well, he was in that he was into theater, but he wasn't at all girly or perverted or anything like that.And likewise: I've been thinking lately, as one might in my line of work (as a sexual assault counselor) and also just as a post-November-2016 citizen of the U.

And then there's that other 'Glee' factor for this is indeed focussed on the build-up to a theatrical performance during which you just know that people will "discover themselves". While being treated according to the principles of basic human rights and dignity shouldn't be a privilege, in a U.The awesome illustrations and bright colors paired with a sweet story make Drama a highlight in anyone’s book pile. In 2014, a ban in Chapel Hill Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, Texas, put Drama on the American Library Association list of top 10 banned books. However, the details regarding the Chapel Hill Elementary School ban are limited since "there has been no news coverage. There were just enough events to support the character interactions (which are really what the book is about), but it never threatened to overcome them. There is also high praise from The Gazette to Telgemeier for using the graphic novel style to present a more mature theme.