Real Friends
by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
The middle child in a family of five children, Shannon is nervous to start kindergarten... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Graphic Novel
Year Published 2017
Word Count 6,502
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 290L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 189200
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Female friendship--Comic books, strips, etc
- Friendship in children
- Best friends--Fiction
- 21st century
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Social Topics--Bullying
- Bullying in schools
- Authors
- Girls--Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Best friends--Cartoons and caricatures
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Bullying
- Female friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Hale, Shannon
- Best friends--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students--Comic books, strips, etc
- Bullying
- Graphic novels
- Bullying in schools--Comic books, strips, etc
- Authors, American
- Autobiographies
- Cartoons and comics
- Autobiographical comics
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Comics & Graphic Novels--Social Topics
- Best friends--Comic books, strips, etc
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
- Bullying in schools--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Friendship
- Girls--Comic books, strips, etc
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Social acceptance in children--Comic books, strips, etc
- Schools--Fiction
- Girls--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Social Topics--Friendship
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Social acceptance in children--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography
- Childhood and youth
- Friendship
- Authors--Cartoons and comics
- Lists With This Book
- Graphic Novels for Children & Teens
- Bullying, Aggression, & Violence Books
- ALSC Graphic Novels
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shannon Hale
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Audio Name Pronunciation with LeUyen Pham
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Activity Kit from Series Website
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Activity Guide from Children's Literature Association of Utah
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Event Kit from Macmillan
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Book Trailers 1

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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 4

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2020
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Graphic Novels Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2017
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