Shannon tries to change but that just makes things worse. But then Jenn’s group starts bullying Shannon. Shannon wants Adrienne back really bad, she would do anything for that.
She loved school so much just because of Adrienne. Shannon thought she was going to hate school, but when she got to kindergarten she became best friends with Adrienne. Journey through this excellent graphic novel and find the true meaning of friendship. Real Friends is a memoir by Shannon Hale about friendship.
What to Expect: Graphic Novel, Realistic Fiction, Friendship Be careful.The Children’s Book Review | ApReal Friends She knew and I knew it was scaring her but to take it away would make it more desirable so I sat there full of pain while she read it. Of course I could not take it away, she was already 3/4 of the way through. My daughter kept wanting me near her as she was reading, I didn’t put it together until she said she wanted to read while she was sitting on my lap and then I saw. The main character has crippling anxiety and no wonder given the life the author has constructed for her- her friends referred to as The Group in this story are constantly bickering and insulting and manipulating each other, there is a part where they rate each other on notebook paper on looks and personality, teachers are belittled multiple times, there is sexual assault (a boy holding one girl while the other kisses the other girl, and they plan it in the scene right before) where there is only imagined retaliation by the main character (a super hero scene) but in the story of the book the girl said she wanted him to kiss her (wow! After his friend physically held your friend and forced himself on you?!) there is physical abuse by the older sister on multiple occasions graphically illustrated and also intense emotional put-downs, she imagines her own death- this book is a nightmare. The subject matter of this book is way beyond a 7 or 8 year olds mental development- please strongly reconsider if your child is this age. This book in a nutshell is everything I am trying to shield her from.
Never again will we take a new recommendation without scanning through it first.shame on us. My 7 year old got this book because one of her friends has it and my daughter loves reading, she just reads through everything and we welcome any suggestions. I think the fact that the kids are rating this for a higher age than even the adults is telling.
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