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
Dog ManDav Pilkey · 390L- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib MianPlanet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib Mian · 820L
Save Me a SeatSarah Weeks · 780L
A Royal ConundrumLisa Yee
Confessions of a Class ClownArianne Costner
Control FreaksJ.E. Thomas
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRachel Renée Russell · 890L
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes · 910L
GroundedAisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling · 880L
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Why each is a match
- Dog Man390L
- Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (2–5).
- 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).
- 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).
- Flowers for Algernon910L
- Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (8–11).
- Groundedgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
- Shares themes of friendship and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).