


“This uncommonly honest portrayal of the lures and pitfalls of popularity will likely ring true to many elementary and middle-school readers.” - Booklist, starred review “Somehow, Hale and Pham have made the “normal girl” into the ultimate cool girl.” - The New York Times Book Review "With the combination of Hale’s lucid writing and Pham’s masterful portrayal of body and language and facial expression, this books homes in squarely and affirmingly on teen angst and worries." - Booklist, starred review Pham’s artwork is vibrant and appealing." - Kirkus "Capturing the visceral embarrassments of middle school in 1987 Salt Lake City, Shannon’s emotions are vivid and often excruciating. An outstanding follow-up to the first two volumes, and a must for graphic novel collections." - School Library Journal, starred review "Reading this book is like getting a hug from a friend who knows exactly what you’re going through. A graduate of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. Her own books include The Bear Who Wasn't There and Big Sister, Little Sister.

She is the co-creator, along with Shannon Hale, of the bestselling graphic memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever.

Morris and the bestselling Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. LeUyen Pham has illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Bear Came Along by Richard T. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah. She also wrote three novels for adults, including Austenland, now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell. 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.Shannon Hale is the Newbery Honor–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Academy series, The Books of Bayern, Book of a Thousand Days, Dangerous, and the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revengeand Calamity Jack, as well as the Ever After High and Princess in Black series, and the upcoming The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel. Is something wrong with her? Can she be the person everyone expects her to be? And who does she actually 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 toĪs she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. , a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are. Graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with
