5/27/2023 0 Comments Friends shannon hale![]() ![]() So I wanted to tell them, “Hey I know some of what you’re going through because I went through really hard things too.” And if I wrote it in a story they would see that. And I saw that things were tough for them, really tough, yet here they were looking at me with starry expressions and adoration. And that got me thinking of how much power a book has when you say “this really happened.” When I was writing Ever After High, readers would come up and talk to me and I would get to peek into their lives. Holm-my daughter is literate because of those books. She got into reading because of books by Cece Bell, Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Writing a memoir was never on my bucket list, but I was inspired by my daughter. What inspired you to write a memoir at this time in your life? PW spoke with Hale about the biggest challenges in sharing h er own story, her collaboration with illustrator LeUyen Pham, and her favorite books from childhood. Her first graphic memoir, Real Friends, explores Hale’s growing pains and shifting childhood friendships. ![]() She has also written three books for adults. Shannon Hale has written more than 15 books for middle grade and young adult readers, including the Newbery Honor -winning novel Princess Academy, the Books of Bayern series that began with The Goose Girl, and the bestselling Ever After High series. ![]()
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