Drama by Raina Telgemeier (2012)

This was a graphic novel one of our students was reading for a class. This was a pretty complex story written about middle schoolers working to put on a play. The main character is their set designer and she has a best friend, a crush on a boy, a set of twins she befriends, annoying little brother. Complexities and drama, as was often the case in school, but with some important issues raised. The whole school play setting was much more than I ever realized happened. What I have seen of middle school plays in our town is more teacher and parent work, but it was quite cool to have kids responsible for costumes, lighting, set design, etc.

I know graphic novels are important, and it was a quick and satisfying read, but all those illustrations! What a lot of work. Are our middle schoolers no longer reading real books?