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Drama | May 8, 2013

by Raina Telgemeier (Sept. 2012, GRAPHIX/Scholastic)

 This year, Free Comic Book Day and Star Wars Day, May (the) 4^th (be with you) collided, creating a nerd explosion across all hemispheres of the Internet. In celebration, I picked up a graphic novel I’ve been meaning to read since last August: Drama by the champion of the Every-girl, Raina Telgemeier. And May the 4^th got even better.

Drama is the follow-up to Raina’s award-winning, New York Times bestselling title  Smile, and it is every bit as brilliant, if not better. Raina’s gutsy, genuine leading lady, Callie, is back and shines as a member of the school’s stage crew. The story really hit home with this particular drama geek; every detail from the laughter-inducing auditions all the way through to the rollercoaster tech-week (or rather, Hell week) are spot on. The dialogue-driven panels were just as engaging as those where Raina lets her characters simply live in their moments without text. It was almost too easy to hear the dialogue in these quiet panes, so perfect was their set-up. Here’s hoping there’s another title coming about Callie very soon. Watch the book trailer here, and then read the book ▸▸http://bit.ly/13hGpgL

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