在第一集《Real Friends》中，主角Shannon 設法在朋友圈中得到認同，當中的內心疑感和猶豫對於進入小學階段的小朋友非常有共鳴。第二集《Best Friends》中，Shannon 已經長大並準備進入青春期，開始跟男孩子相處有很多疑慮，也慢慢跟不上友儕中不斷改變的規則。而第三集《Friends Forever》中，Shannon 進入中學階段，同學們都開始談戀愛了，但在朋友中為何常感到不安? 她的言行為甚麼總是令她的朋友失望? Shannon 會怎樣在充滿焦慮的校園生活裡渡過呢? 《Friends》是校園式的漫畫系列，全彩色插圖，內容輕鬆、真摯，主角對於自己在朋友圈中的認同的心理掙扎，令小朋友想追看下去！書中透過主角的內心對話及想法，輕鬆帶出8-12歲的小朋友在學校所面對的社交問題，小讀者讀起來非常有共鳴。 Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy.As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Is something wrong with her? Can she be the person everyone expects her to be? And who does she actually want to be?With their signature humor, warmth, and insight, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham have crafted another incredible love letter to their younger selves and to readers everywhere, a reminder to us all that we are enough. Paperback / For Ages: 10-14 / 280 pages
