Friends

Name: Friends
Rating: 4.698225021362305 (169 reviews)

Shannon Hale

May 2017 · Friends Issue #1 · First Second

4.7

169 reviews

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224

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About this eBook

“Fresh and funny.” —New York Times Book Review

Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends—and why it's worth the journey.

When best friends are not forever . . .

Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top . . . even if it means bullying others.

Now every day is like a roller coaster for Shannon. Will she and Adrienne stay friends? Can she stand up for herself? And is she in The Group—or out?

Real Friends is an honest and relatable true story about the ups and downs of friendship. It's a great conversation starter for talking about feeling left out, big emotions, and finding your people. It's also uplifting and funny, making this the perfect graphic novel for readers who love the Click series by Kayla Miller, the Nat Enough series by Maria Scrivan, and books by Raina Telgemeier.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

169 reviews

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff

31 May 2020

This book is amazing, heart warming, and funny. It takes you through all the sad truths about making friends, and since I experienced similar emotions in my childhood, I can relate to the main character. If you’ve read this book, I would definitely recommend reading Best Friends, the next book.

gaming_ with jennifer

23 December 2017

It's great if your trouble haveing firends or just haveing trouble with your own firend. I loved this book it was fun to read. I hope you liked the book too.

24 people found this review helpful

Allisondly

11 July 2020

ITS SO INTERISTING BUT THE SAMPLE IS SO SHORT DUDE NOW I HAVE TO BEG MY BROTHER TO BUY ME IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY

4 people found this review helpful

About the author

Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of many books for children, including the Ever After High series, Princess Academy (Newbery Honor book), and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl middle grade novel. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack and the chapter book series The Princess in Black with her husband Dean Hale. They live with their four children near Salt Lake City, Utah.

LeUyen Pham has illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris and the bestselling Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. She is the co-creator, along with Shannon Hale, of the bestselling graphic memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever. Her own books include The Bear Who Wasn't There and Big Sister, Little Sister. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.

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