Book: D is for Drama by Jo Whittemore
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This was so funny. Everything that could happen did happen with the play Sunny was trying to put together.
The story was about 8th grader Sunny Kim who was tired of getting minor roles and bit parts decided to stage her own play. At first it was going to be a one woman show but it quickly turned into a full cast after all the other outcast students wanted to be a part of her play. Sunny decided to go with the play Wicked, a play that embraces differences.
Sunny's production had a few problems with getting her show together some caused by her former friend now rival Ilana who is the star of the school's main play, a reimaged Mary Poppins titled Mary Pop Ins.
There were some tough moments when Sunny had to deal with feeling different and being teased with an insensitive joke. But I thought Sunny handled those situations as best she could. There was also a little romance developing for Sunny and her best friend Chase. You could tell they liked each other as more than just friends but wasn't sure how the other would response. So it was nice when they went on their first date.
I like this story because it seemed like real junior high students with all the drama and arguing. I can't count how many times I laughed while reading this book. This book might be geared towards a younger reader but I wouldn't mind reading another one. It was nice reading a really funny book.
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