Usually junior high/high school teen angst romance turmoils grate on me a bit, especially in graphic novel format. However, Drama redeems itself on multiple levels. First of all, it's lovely to look at. The artwork is so sleek and crisp and readable and not too squishy but cute. Second, I love how the story centers on a stage production and shows young students working on set design, costumes, lighting, acting, and all the planning and rehearsing that entails. Lovely making things examples! Finally, I love that characters' sexual orientations are referenced within the romance plotlines in such realistic and relatable ways. Yah, there's drama because teenagers but the drama isn't focused on bullying and sensationalism. This is a great book for a junior high classroom library.