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Being a sensitive child, Shannon frequently receives unfair treatment from others around her, even adults. This book, “Friends Forever by Shannon Hale,” which was artfully written, discusses how challenging middle school may be. This book, like its predecessors, provides an achingly real account of growing up with mental health issues. Shannon’s quest toward self-actualization is skillfully presented through magazine cover graphics with ambitious yet anxiety-inducing headlines, which juxtapose her often harsh realities with her idealized daydreams.

Once more, the narration of Hale and the artwork of Pham cut to the heart of adolescent grief and happiness. Despite being the third novel in a series, The novel “Friends Forever” may read this one independently. This novel is artfully written with a lot of heart about middle school, uncertainties, and coping with an undiscovered illness.

Shannon’s fantasy novel ties in with the struggles she faces in her daily life, so that readers finds themselves cheering for both the sixth grader and the fantasy heroine she longs to be.Friends Forever by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham– As always, LeUyen Pham’s illustrations are excellent and provide a distinctive touch to the page, giving Hale’s work its fullest expression. Hale and Pham also manage to seamlessly blend the plot with excerpts from Shannon’s writing, taken directly from Hale’s real-life sixth grade journals. The graphic novel format, expertly illustrated by LeUyen Pham, offers a new spin on a perennially important topic, letting readers literally see Shannon’s anxiety and emotions. As Shannon tries to hang on to her newfound popularity, she finds herself struggling with anxiety and seeking solace in her writing, the only place she can let her imagination run free.īased on the author’s own childhood, Best Friends, by Shannon Hale, is an engaging, funny, and endearing look at adolescence and what it means to be a good friend. Friendship is never easy, though, and getting older seems to come with a whole new set of rules: rules for boys, rules for what’s cool, and rules for best friends. Now that she’s finally part of The Group, surely this will be Shannon’s best year ever.

Soon, she and her friends will move on to middle school, but, for now, they rule the school! Even better, Jen, the most popular girl in school, has declared Shannon her new best friend.

Shannon is entering sixth grade, her last year of elementary school.