tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6339602.post-86329781963321603482008-03-05T20:32:00.003-05:002008-03-05T20:41:32.174-05:00Title: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dramarama</span><br />Author: <span style="font-style:italic;">E. Lockhart</span><br />Pages: 311 p.<br />Publisher: Hyperion<br />ISBN: 9780786838158<br /><br />Sarah is somewhat of an outcast at school until she auditions for a summer program at a musical theater school and decides to reinvent herself as Sadye. She meets Demi, a black gay boy, at the audition and they instantly become best friends. They both get in the program and look forward to having a wonderful summer making it "big." But when Demi is more successful and talented than Sadye turns out to be, their friendship is put to the test.<br /><br />I have no experience with musical theater and I'm not a big fan of musicals and Broadway and all that jazz and I LOVED this book. Even though Sadye does whine a bit at times, I still liked her character and I wanted her to succeed. I liked her unorthodox friendship with Demi and how Lockhart was not afraid to talk about both the racial and homosexual issues between them. It was a nice satisfying read and well worth having had to stay up late to finish reading it when I have to get up in the wee hours of the morning to take care of children. <br /><br />************<br />Reading:<br />On My Nightstand:GoddessLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622554664262823997noreply@blogger.com