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Friends Forever by Shannon Hale

Friends Forever

Shannon Hale

First Second · Print & ebook · August 31, 2021

A Graphic Novels pick for readers exploring Friends Forever.

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Who it’s for
An honest, warm graphic memoir about changing friendships, self-doubt, and learning to accept yourself.
Themes
Self-acceptance, Insecurity and depression, Changing social dynamics
Genres
Comics & Society, Friendship, Growing Up (Adolescence)

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About this book

Following up their mega-bestselling Real Friends and Best Friends graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with Friends Forever, a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are. ● Over 2 million copies of the Real Friends series sold! ● Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever.

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Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy. As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Is something wrong with her? Can she be the person everyone expects her to be? And who does she actually want to be? With their signature humor, warmth, and insight, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham have crafted another incredible love letter to their younger selves and to readers everywhere, a reminder to us all that we are enough. Don't miss Shannon Hale's new bestselling graphic novel series, DREAM ON!

Growing Into Yourself

An honest, warm graphic memoir about changing friendships, self-doubt, and learning to accept yourself.

Come here for

  • Eighth-grade friendship shifts and the awkwardness of dating
  • Humor alongside candid reflections on insecurity and depression

Expect

  • A personal story about figuring out who you want to be
  • Warmth without pretending that being happy is always easy

Where it sits

Growing Up (Adolescence)80%
Friendship61%
Comics & Society51%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Kids Biographies
  • Friendship
  • Comics & Society
Authors
Shannon Hale
Publisher
First Second
Published
August 31, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Self-acceptance · Insecurity and depression · Changing social dynamics
Reading lane
Kids Biographies