{"id":40226,"date":"2021-09-22T16:10:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=40226"},"modified":"2021-09-22T16:10:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:10:50","slug":"review-of-friends-forever-by-shannon-hale-and-leuyen-pham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=40226","title":{"rendered":"Review of Friends Forever, by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/friends_forever_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/friends_forever_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40228\" \/><\/a><em>Friends Forever<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Shannon Hale<br \/>\nartwork by LeUyen Pham<br \/>\ncolor by Hilary Sycamore and LeUyen Pham<\/p>\n<p>First Second, 2021.  300 pages.<br \/>\nReview written September 21, 2021, from a library book<br \/>\nStarred Review<\/p>\n<p><em>Friends Forever<\/em> is the third in Shannon Hale\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/real_friends.html\">graphic novel trilogy of memoirs about middle school<\/a>.  This one covers eighth grade.<\/p>\n<p>The things Shannon faces in eighth grade aren\u2019t surprising:  issues with friends, family, boys, her own looks, popularity, how people see her, and what is she good at.  But since these are things most eighth graders have to deal with \u2013 it\u2019s great to have a story out there in an accessible graphic novel form of a kid facing those things.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d want to revisit the angst of eighth grade to write a book about it.  Shannon Hale has done this in an encouraging and uplifting way, and kids today will benefit.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t think this is only a problem novel.  It\u2019s also an entertaining true story about the ups and downs of middle school \u2013 but she doesn\u2019t neglect the upside.  This is a fun and quick read about one particular eighth grade kid who indeed grew up to be a famous author.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shannonhale.com\/\">shannonhale.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/leuyenpham.com\/\">leuyenpham.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsecondbooks.com\/\">firstsecondbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1250317568\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/forever_friends.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/forever_friends.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends Forever by Shannon Hale artwork by LeUyen Pham color by Hilary Sycamore and LeUyen Pham First Second, 2021. 300 pages. Review written September 21, 2021, from a library book Starred Review Friends Forever is the third in Shannon Hale\u2019s graphic novel trilogy of memoirs about middle school. This one covers eighth grade. 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