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Although Drama is a work of fiction, she draws from her personal experiences to create content. In high school, Telgemeier was in the choir and sang in the ensemble for many school plays, which ultimately drew her inspiration for writing Drama. [4] Several characters in the graphic novel are based on real people in Telgemeier's own personal life.
Raina Telgemeier (/ ˈ t ɛ l ɡ ə ˌ m aɪ ər /, [1] May 26, 1977 [2]) is an American cartoonist.Her works include the autobiographical webcomic Smile, which was published as a full-color middle grade graphic novel in February 2010, and the follow-up Sisters and the fiction graphic novel Drama, all of which have been on The New York Times Best Seller lists.
Raina - A young teenager (11 at the beginning, 15 at the end) who has an accident that leaves her with dental trauma. Raina is the character based on author Raina Telgemeier’s teen self. Dr. Dragoni - Raina’s orthodontist. Mom (Sue) - Raina, Amara, and Will's levelheaded mother, wife of Denis. Amara - A six-year-old (a 10-year-old at the end).
Drama: Raina Telgemeier: Includes LGBT characters, was deemed sexually explicit, and was considered to have an offensive political viewpoint 2012 7 — — Draw Me a Star: Eric Carle: 1992 65 — — Dreaming in Cuban: Cristina García: Sexual content and nude drawings of Adam and Eve 1992 64 61 — The Drowning of Stephan Jones: Bette Greene ...
Drama, by Raina Telgemeier, has been one of the top 10 most challenged books for the last three years for the use of LGBTQ+ characters, according to the American Library Association. [35] The Well of Loneliness , by Radclyffe Hall , was banned in the UK from 1928 to 1949 for the lesbian themes the book presents.
2011 Smile by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic/Graphix) 2012 Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second) 2013 A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson (FSG) 2014 Battling Boy, by Paul Pope (First Second) 2015 Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, and Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
The magical realism of Ghosts marks a sharp change from Telgemeier's earlier works, which have been autobiographical (Smile [2010]; Sisters [2014]) or realistic fiction (Drama [2012]). [1] Instead, Telgemeier depicts the titular ghosts as real but benevolent presences to help Catrina understand death and deal with Maya's terminal illness.
Raina Telgemeier's best-selling Drama is a graphic novel about a middle-school musical production, and the tentative romantic fumblings of its cast members. In Manuel Puig's Kiss of the Spider Woman, ekphrases on various old movies, some real, and some fictional, make up a substantial portion of the narrative.