“Somehow, Hale and Pham have made the “normal girl” into the ultimate cool girl.” - The New York Times Book Review 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.
Ultimately hopeful, positive messages are about finding the inner strength to try new things, staying true to yourself, and keeping on searching for deep, meaningful friendships.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. Themes explore friendship, group dynamics, gender roles and relationships, and navigating a confusing world in which the rules always seem to be changing. The fantasy element also illustrates and embrace with hearts all around, and one kiss that's more of a hostile gesture than a romantic one. The author encourages talking about feelings, especially anxiety, and provides an online resource for further information. Details about Shannon's anxiety and some OCD behavior are illustrated and described. A few scary illustrations show haunted-house monsters and skeletons, and a fantasy segment shows a scary dark wizard with a large, skull-like head.
Roughhousing accidentally causes a concussion. Bullying is mentioned, and we see Shannon get hit on the head with a playground ball and taunted, though she doesn't seem injured. Many familiar characters return and new ones are introduced. Parents need to know that Best Friends is a graphic-novel memoir by Shannon Hale, continuing her story from Real Friends as she's about to start sixth grade.
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