Friends Forever — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesSupportingChallenges traditional roles
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- Race & culture
- Profanity
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Following up their mega-bestselling Real Friends and Best Friends graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are back with Friends Forever, a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Is Friends Forever appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Bullying kids physically harass a smaller student, and a mall Santa touches Shannon inappropriately. The mall Santa incident leaves Shannon very upset, and the book shows her depression getting worse until she reaches a crisis.
Does Friends Forever have violence?
Found (Brief): Bullying kids physically harass a smaller student, and a mall Santa touches Shannon inappropriately.
Does Friends Forever have scary content?
Found (Brief): The mall Santa incident leaves Shannon very upset, and the book shows her depression getting worse until she reaches a crisis.
Does Friends Forever have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): Shannon's church-going family is part of the story, and faith is described as part of her journey toward accepting herself.
Does Friends Forever have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friends Forever have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friends Forever have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friends Forever have sexual content?
Found (Brief): A mall Santa makes an unwanted sexual advance toward Shannon, shown vaguely in the pictures, and at a party a boy keeps trying to do more than kiss a girl.
Does Friends Forever have gender roles?
Found (Supporting, Challenges traditional roles): The story shows Shannon facing pressure about how girls should look and act, with media telling her only beautiful women have value.
Does Friends Forever have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
