So a joint review it is.īRIANNA: The middle school drama club experience is unusual, in that it is very specific in its culture but also in a beautiful way, something everyone can relate to – this idea that this is the only place where I belong.
Review: And we’re back with a joint review! There’s no way one of us would completely cede the right to review this book to the other one. The characters and emotional resonance will transcend the admittedly specific (and well researched) stage crew experience. But you don’t have to love theatre to love Drama. As theatre artists since childhood, we both related to this book in an all encompassing way. Who would we give it to? This book should be mass distributed to elementary and middle school drama clubs and to those adults who were part of those clubs at one time. Not only does it show us the story of a middle school girl navigating confusing crushes in a self-determined way and young women with an artistic vision and the skills to back it up, it also presents multiple ways to look at the process of coming out in a totally elementary and middle school appropriate and accessible way. To suggest otherwise does the character a disservice and betrays the uniqueness of this story.ĭoes it Break the Slate? There’s no question. She is in love with set design – that is her art form and first choice. Um, hello? While many of us emerging theatre artists found ourselves in crew because we didn’t get cast, that couldn’t be farther from Callie’s situation. Instead, she’s the set designer for the drama department’s stage crew.” “Callie loves theatre, and while she would totally try out for her middle school’s production of Moon over Mississippi, she can’t really sing. Our only qualm here is with the back matter. Drama, in every sense of the word is the only appropriate title for this book. So like the book, the cover perfectly captures middle school, romance and theatre – everything we’re about to get in the story. Graphic novels often have great covers, because the author is already creating a visual image for her characters in world – there’s no way she wouldn’t be involved in the design process. Genre: Graphic novel, contemporary realistic fictionįace Value: We love this cover because we loved the book, the cover perfectly exemplifies it.
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