#21 in Graphic novels
Drama
- 240
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Drama” is a warm, light graphic novel about a seventh-grader who loves theatre and works backstage on her school’s production. Telgemeier lets the drawings carry the feeling, sometimes with no words at all, and the crushes and fallings-out of middle school ring true. Readers like that Callie stands up for herself and that the story is as much about friendship and inclusion as about first love.
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About the book
Drama is a graphic novel written by American cartoonist Raina Telgemeier which centers on the story of Callie, a middle school student and theater-lover who works in her school's drama production crew. While navigating seventh grade, Callie deals with tween hardship, including confusing crushes, budding friendships, and middle school drama. It is a coming-of-age story that explores themes of friendship, teamwork, inclusion, and determination through Callie and her relationship with the people around her.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 179 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 55% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Graphic novels average of 8.4. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 70 | 39% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 6 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 103 | 57% |
Frequently asked
How long is Drama?
It has 240 pages — shorter than 70% of the ranked books in Graphic novels.
In this book
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