Books like Drama

Looking for books like Drama by Raina Telgemeier (Graphic Novel · grades 5–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of theater, friendship, and identity. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 5–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Drama

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Why each is a match

Dog Man390L
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (2–5).
Dog Man Unleashedgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Save Me a Seat780L
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Blubbergrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
Class Actgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
Control Freaksgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).

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