Have you ever devised the perfect plan to achieve your dreams but found that constant interference from others was holding you back? In Raina Telgemeier’s Drama, the protagonist, an outgoing, theater-loving middle schooler named Callie, is forced to deal with school drama both onstage and offstage. The setting for most of this story is Eucalyptus Middle School, where Callie works as the set designer for her school’s theater production of Moon over Mississippi. She has a lot of ambitious ideas as to how the cast and crew can create the perfect production, however, she encounters numerous difficulties. For one, the limits relating to budget, materials, and time are causing her some trouble, and to top it all off, her fellow stage crew and actors aren’t getting along very well, and Callie ends up caught in the very middle of it. She has to persevere through it all and try her hardest to make the production the best it can be. A memory moment Callie has in the story is a memory of the first theater production she ever saw and how much it inspired her. She recalled wanting to adopt the roles of characters in productions, but eventually she realized that it wasn’t her strong suit. That didn’t stop her from continuing to learn about the various aspects of theater, and she ended up joining the Eucalyptus Middle School Stage Crew during her 6th grade year. This was how she first got involved in theater and how she would become the set designer for Moon over Mississippi. Anyone who likes a good graphic novel, is interested in theater, or enjoys an amusing story involving some classic school drama might like this book.
Drama
By Raina Telgemeier
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 1 - 3 | n/a | 2.3 | 8630 |
Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage AND offstage drama that occurs once the actors are chosen. And when two cute brothers enter the picture, things get even crazier!
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A girl named Callie is in stage crew. In stage crew they put up a moon over Mississippi. She puts up flyers and meets two twin brothers. One is a theater guy and the other one has stage fright. The stage fright guy named Jesse goes on stage crew. The day of the performance Callie is confident and gets everything done and she does the best she can do. But what happens in the performance and after it? 5 out of 5. I love the book so much. Callie is so nice, kind, and amazing. I recommend you to read it because it is about a middle school play. The play, moon over Mississippi was so cool. If you had to put on a play or be in one this book will give you a lot of confidence. This book is giving me some confidence on my school play. It is special/different from other books because this is from a #1 bestselling author because that’s what it says on the cover of the book.This book has EVERYTHING a good book needs!!! I am telling you that this is the Best book ever. READ IT.
this is so amazblogs
I LOVED this book! Praise to Raina Telgemeier!!! :)
Still reading it, already so DRAMAtic ! Really good book for teenagers and Raina (the author) really understands her readers.