Books like Drama

Drama by Raina Telgemeier reads as warm, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Smile

Raina Telgemeier · 2010

Both explore middle school & friendship

83% genome match

Anya's ghost

Vera Brosgol · 2011

Both explore friendship

63% genome match

All's faire in middle school

Victoria Jamieson · 2017

Both explore middle school & friendship

72% genome match

New Kid

Jerry Craft · 2019

Both explore friendship

68% genome match

Heartstopper, Volume 1

Alice Oseman · 2019

Both explore friendship

67% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore friendship

67% genome match

Saints

Gene Luen Yang

Same graphic feel

54% genome match

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Jenny Han · 2014

Same ya feel

64% genome match

Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd · 2021

Both explore friendship

63% genome match

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

Both explore friendship

61% genome match

Looking for Alaska

John Green · 2005

Both explore friendship

62% genome match

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling · 1999

Both explore friendship

60% genome match