Best Friends by Hale, Shannon

A National and New York Times Bestseller

The creators of Real Friends Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with a true story about popularity, first crushes, and finding your own path in the graphic novel, Best Friends.

Follow your heart. Find your people.

Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon's got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school.

But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and who she's allowed to talk to. Who makes these rules, anyway? And does Shannon have to follow them?

A School Library Journal Best Book of 2019
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2019
A National Public Radio (NPR) Best Book of 2019
One of NBC Today's 26 Best Kids' Books of 2019
2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: First Second
Published: 08/27/2019
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781250317469
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 503712 / Best Friends


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2019 pg. 107
School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 150
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 111
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of many books, including Real Friends, the Ever After High series, and Princess Academy. With her husband Dean Hale she co-wrote Rapunzel's Revenge, Calamity Jack, the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series, and The Princess in Black series. 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.