by Raina Telgemeier
In the book Drama, Callie loves creating sets and props for her school plays. She’s the designer for the theater team, and she’s driven to make a play worthy of Broadway. Sadly, she can’t make one that good if everyone on the team is not working together. She meets two brothers, named Jesse and Justin. Justin is very outgoing and is a great singer while his brother is more of an introvert while he sings just as good as Justin. They plan to audition for the play, but Jesse backs out, saying he would like to be on stage crew.
Callie starts to fall for Jesse as Justin opens up to her and tells her he’s gay. Callie accepts that and says it doesn’t matter. I like this part because LBGTQ+ people are who they are, and who they want to be, so we can’t reject that. I like how Raina is very inclusive in this graphic novel. Later in the book, after the play, Callie finds Jesse talking to a boy, and Jesse tells her he’s sorry, and that he may be gay but Callie calls it off and invites him and he friends over to her house to party.
As the drama team fails to get the money to create props, the whole thing falls apart. Callie decides to work very hard, and create something very special with what they have. She makes a cannon that worked very well, just in time for the show. I like this part because it shows that perseverance can get you anywhere.
I really liked this book overall because it was very inclusive and encouraging.
All I have to say is Raina Telgemeier never disappoints.