What do you get when you mix Raina Telgemeier’s simple, bold illustrations with a middle school story that takes us behind-the-scenes of the upcoming production Moon Over Mississippi? The much-praised graphic novel DRAMA, of course! Called “smart” and “enlightening,” Telgemeier’s 2012 work explores creative fulfillment, friendships, crushes and young love as it follows Callie on her set-design adventures.
However, DRAMA has recently experienced a bit of “drama” of its own --- it is the latest addition to the American Library Association’s Frequently Challenged Books list, coming in at #10 for being “sexually explicit.”
However, another well-known graphic novelist, Jenni Holm (Babymouse series, THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH, SUNNY SIDE UP and more), and Teen Board member Megan B. disagree. Below they talk about what DRAMA means to them and why it shouldn’t be banned.
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October's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Woman in Cabin 10 on Netflix and Regretting You in theaters; the series premieres of HBO's "IT: Welcome to Derry" and Apple TV+'s "Down Cemetery Road"; the season premieres of "Tracker" and "Watson" on CBS; the season finales of USA Network's "The Rainmaker," STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood," AMC's "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" and Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses"; the continuation of "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of She Rides Shotgun, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
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What do you get when you mix Raina Telgemeier’s simple, bold illustrations with a middle school story that takes us behind-the-scenes of the upcoming production Moon Over Mississippi? The much-praised graphic novel DRAMA, of course! Called “smart” and “enlightening,” Telgemeier’s 2012 work explores creative fulfillment, friendships, crushes and young love as it follows Callie on her set-design adventures.
