Dramarama [Hardcover]

E. Lockhart (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1428746129
• ISBN-13: 978-1428746121
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

More About the Author

I write novels for teenagers. They're largely comical. I love my job.
My books: Fly on the Wall, The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, How to Be Bad,The Treasure Map of Boys and Real Live Boyfriends.
Visit me at www.emilylockhart.com.
Or come read the blog at www.theboyfriendlist.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun!, May 4, 2007

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Jenni "jenni35" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dramarama (Hardcover)

Sadye and Demi are two teenagers who are tired of their non-razzle-dazzle lives in Brenton, Ohio and decide to apply to the Wildewood Academy for the Performing Arts Summer Institute, run by a well-known Broadway director. Both are fans of Broadway musicals and Liza Minelli, whom they both adore.

Their summer is one of friendship, jealousy, and new love. From "Cats" to "Guys and Dolls," this book tells all of the ups and downs of their summer, their new relationships, and just how hard the kids must work to be the actors they want to become in order to leave boring old Ohio behind them once and for all.

If you're familiar with Broadway shows, this book will be even better. If not, visit the author's website. You can download the songs that she references throughout the book.

I also sent this review on to the ALAN Review. :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I want to go to theater camp, April 29, 2007

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Debra Garfinkle "author of books for teens an... (Orange County, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dramarama (Hardcover)

This book is really fun and moving too. It follows Sarah-- who changes her name to Sadye-- and her best friend Demi as they spend a summer in theater camp.

Great details about drama camp-- auditions, singing, dancing, and acting classes, the teachers' different directing styles-- make this a terrific read.

The setting is not the only star of this book. The characters are interesting and likeable and real. From the girl whose parents seem to appreciate her only when she wins a role, to the gay teen who hates being in the closet, to the main character, who is sweet but sometimes thoughtless, well-intentioned but sometimes wrong, these characters are fascinating people to spend time with, and we care what happens to them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, April 16, 2007

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Fanny Sultan "YA book lover" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dramarama (Hardcover)

I love all of E. Lockhart's books, and this one didn't disappoint at all. Sayde is a terrific narrator - every bit as smart and funny as Ruby (The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book) - and she's surrounded by a wonderful cast. I admit that I did spend a summer at drama camp, so that might be part of why I loved it so much, but that's by no means a requirement. The relationships Sayde has with her gay best friend, her roommates, a boy who may or may not like her -- they're all exceedingly believable and filled with both fondness and more difficult emotions. Her discovery that she's not outrageously talented, as her friends are, and the jealousy that she experiences struck me as being especially relatable. Funny, warm (and snarky!), mostly unpredictable. I pretty much guarantee you'll enjoy this book, especially if you've liked Lockhart's others.