Real Friends
by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham • Book 1 of the Friends Series
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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
- Quiz 189200, 1.0 AR Points
- 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
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shannon Hale
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with LeUyen Pham
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shannon Hale
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with LeUyen Pham
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 15
Author Fan Face-off Shannon Hale
Created by Author-Fan Face-off
Interview with Shannon Hale
Created by Book Riot
Interview with Shannon Hale
Created by The Winged Pen
Interview with LeUyen Pham
Created by SLJ Blog - Good Comics for Kids
Interview with Shannon Hale
Created by SLJ Blog - Good Comics for Kids
Interview with Shannon Hale
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Shannon Hale
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Shannon Hale
Created by New York Comic Con
Guest Post by Shannon Hale
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with LeUyen Pham
Created by Webesteem Art & Design Magazine
Interview with LeUyen Pham
Created by Children's Book Review
Interview with LeUyen Pham
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with LeUyen Pham
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with LeUyen Pham
Created by Scholastic
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Kit from Series Website
Created by Series Website
Activity Guide from Children's Literature Association of Utah
Created by Children's Literature Association of Utah
Event Kit from Macmillan
Created by Macmillan
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Macmillan Children's Books
Created by Macmillan Children's Books
Book & Adaptation Websites 2
Awards & Distinctions 4
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2022
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Graphic Novels Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2017
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