question answer page Who are the authors of Real Friends? Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (art) cover Why didn't Shannon worry about having friends when she was little? She only wanted her mom. 4 Where did Shannon live in 1979? Salt Lake City, Utah 6 What was the name of Shannon's first Adrienne 8 What did Shannon and Adrienne Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders 8 What did Shannon like to do when she wasn't playing with Adrienne? read 13 What were Shannon's siblings' names? Wendy, Laura, Cynthia, and Joseph 14 Who was close in age to Wendy? Laura 14 Who was close in age to Cynthia? Joseph 14 What changed for Shannon and Adrienne in 2nd grade? Adrienne got more popular 17 What superhero girl wears red, blue, Wonder Woman 18 Why did Adrienne get mad at Shannon when she saved her from the boy that She wanted him to kiss her. 24 What did Shannon say to Adrienne He should have asked first, and his about the boy kissing her? friend had no right to grab her. 24 What color do the Wonder Twins wear? purple 25 Why did Adrienne change schools? Her parents bought a new house. 25 Why did Shannon have to walk to school She didn't have any neighborhood with Wendy? friends. 25 What did Shannon pray for after Adrienne moved? For Addrienne to move back in again. 26 What was Shannon's teacher's name in 2nd grade? Mrs. Fitzgibbons 26 What was the name of the new girl Shannon met in 2nd grade? Tammy 26 Who was Tammy's teacher's name? Mrs. Bronson 26 Who was Tammy living with? The Andersons 27 What kind of family were the Andersons to Tammy? Her foster family 27 What did people call the table that sold gummy berries? Table 27 What did Tammy want to do on Saturday in the spring? Make a lemonade stand 30 What was Tammy's mom's boyfriend's Steve 31 What did Tammy wish for when she That she and Shannon would always be blew on a dandelion? best friends. 32 What did Shannon feel bad about on the day Tammy left? She didn't hug her. 33 Why was Shannon so happy and excited on the day Tammy left? Adrienne moved back. 33 What did Shannon's mom say about One good friend is all anyone really 36 How did Adrienne already know Jen? They went to church together. 37 What name was Shannon's school full Jennifers 38 What did Jen and Adrienne have in They were smart, pretty, confident. 39 What kind of dance did Jen do? ballet 39 What musical instruments did Jen play? flute and piano 39 Who was Jen's best friend? Jenny 40 What did they call Jen and her friends? The group. 41 Where was Jen's brother the most popular boy? East High 41 Which pop singer did all the girls know except for Shannon? Michael Jackson 43 Why did Jen say she liked Shannon? Because she was honest. 44 Lined them up in the order of how much Whqt did Jen do with her friends? she liked them. 45 What did Shannon do when she walked through the hallway? Counted the bricks in the wall. 51 How many bricks were in the wall between the 3rd grade hall and the thirty-six 51 How would Shannon feel if she didn't count the bricks in the wall? yucky 51 What I.D. cards did Shannon make for Jen, Adrienne, and herself? Secret Charlie's Angels cards 53 What were kids in Jen's group not aloud Play with non-groupers 55 What did Jen say Shannon would be doing at Heidi's house? Playing dollies 55 What was Shannon's 3rd grade teacher's name? Mrs. Wilcox 57 What did Shannon do on the last day of school that she thought would make Showed her report card with straight things better, but only upset her A's. 58 What did Shannon's family do on Read scriptures together. 59 Who did Shannon's dad say she was like Joseph, because he obeyed his parents from the Bible? and God. 59 Who did Shannon say her sister, Wendy, was like from the Bible? Joseph's brothers 59 What did Shannon say to Wendy that just made her madder? That she forgave her. 60 What invitation did Shannon get that An invitation to spend the week at a was the best one in her life? cabin on Bear Lake with Jen. 62 Who had Jen asked to go to Bear Lake before she asked Shannon? Jenny and Adrienne 63 What song did Jen and Shannon sing when they were swimming in the lake? Bronco Girl 64 What happened to Shannon right before 4th grade? She had to get glasses 68 They were sort of popular because they What did Shannon and Jenny have in had popular best friends, they both wore common? hand-me-down clothes, and were both 71 How many siblings did Jenny have? eight 71 What club did Jenny create that only lasted one day for Adrienne? The I Hate Shannon Club 72 What name did Jenny call Shannon after she got glasses? four-eyes 73 What did the boy call Shannon when he bumped into her? carrot-top 73 Why did Jen get mad at Shannon and stop talking to her? Jenny was telling lies about her to Jen. 76 What was it like for Shannon to live with Wendy? Like living with a wild bear. 78 Why did Wendy get mad at Shannon and hit her when she babysat? Shannon woke Joseph up. 82 Why did Jen decree that Tanya was Tanya told Heidi she picked her nose. 85 Why didn't Shannon want to just leave the group? She would lose Adrienne. 86 What did Shannon do that annoyed Jenny right after she apologized and She gave an eraser to a cute guy that made friends with her? had asked Jenny to borrow hers. 87 Why weren't the girls in 4th grade friends with the boys in 4th grade? They had cooties. 88 Why did the girls call the boys on the To find out their ratings of the girls on phone anonymously? looks and personality. 88 What video game did the boys like to Frogger 89 What did Justin say about Shannon He didn't like redheads and said she when the girls called him and asked him should dress better. 91 How did Shannon change her appearance She curled her hair and wore a new after hearing what Justin said about sweater and fancy corduroy pants. 91 What did Shannon write that she wanted to be when she grew up? A writer. 94 What did Shannon get for Christmas that made her feel like a real author? A computer 94 Why did Shannon suggest the girls walk in the dry streambed? To hide their footprints 95 Why did Shannon's friends tell her she was good at? Making up games. 98 Her game idea for playing Sewer with the What did Jenny steal from Shannon? tetherball pole. 99 Where did Shannon hide a lot? In the bushes 101 What did Shannon say to Cynthia when "You're such a baby Cynthia! Just mind she crawled through her bedroom your own business!" 102 Why did Shannon's mom say she was When she stood up for Shannon it only going to stay out of their fights? made Wendy madder. 104 What did Shannon have to do every Flex her legs each time they passed a time she passed a tree while riding in tree. 106 What made Shannon feel yucky and Ending on an odd number of trees empty at the end of a car ride? counted. 106 What did Wendy ask Adrienne that made Shannon cry? Don't you think Shannon is obnoxious? 110 Why did the doctor think Shannon had stomachaches? From an allergy to milk. 112 Who did Shannon meet in the bushes? Kayla 114 What kind of pet did Shannon wish she A pet lion named Shasta 115 Why didn't Adrienne want to come over to Shannon's house to help her write a She just sat there while Shannon typed. 117 What did Shannon want Adrienne to do Leave the group and form their own with her so they could be free? group. 119 Why didn't Adrienne want to leave the She wanted more than just one friend. 119 Why did Shannon request to be in Mrs. Brennan's class for 5th grade? Her older sisters had been in her class. 126 Which teacher did most of the kids in the group request to have for 5th Mrs. Larochelle 126 Who were the only two girls Shannon knew in Mrs. Brennan's class? Amy and Nicole 126 What summer camp did Shannon go to in Trefoil Ranch 127 When did Nicole start school with the In the middle of 4th grade 127 What was Shannon's last day of summer tradition? Reading in the backyard. 127 Why didn't Shannon know most of the people in her class? It was a 5th/6th grade split 128 Why did Shannon lose Adrienne in 5th She transferred to a gifted and talented 130 What did Jenny say Shannon was sick Base soccer and the group. 132 What did the boy do to Shannon when she was sitting by a tree? Spit on her 141 How did Shannon know Lacey, who was a 6th grader? From church 147 Why didn't Lacey want to play with Her friend, Rebecca, said she didn't want Shannon? to hang out with a 5th grader. 147 Who did Shannon sit next to in her 5th/6th grade class that was cool? Zara 149 Who was Zara's best friend? Veronica 150 What did Zara and Shannon try eating during art? paste 151 What did Zara and Veronica call the Turdmongers 153 What did Shannon, Zara, and Veronica do during recess? Walk around and talk 156 What did Shannon think 6th graders playing games and wearing parkas and were too cool for? moon boots. 156 What did Shannon notice about how Zara and Veronica treated other They were nice to everyone. 157 What did Shannon find in the snow that was funny to her, Zara, and Veronica? Yellow snow that they called a pee hole 159 What did Zara and Veronica say about Shannon's red hair? That it was pretty and exotic. 160 What was Zara's code name in the Poopdom game? Z-girl 162 What was Veronica's code name in the Poopdom game? Black Sabbath 162 What was Shannon's code name in the Poopdom game? Red 163 What happened between boys and girls in 6th grade? They became friends. 166 Who was the funny boy in Shannon's 5th/6th grade class? Ammon 169 What was the sad thing about being They would go to junior high the next friends with 6th graders? year and Shannon would stay behind. 169 What new kind of soccer did the boys and girls invent when they played Monster soccer. 12 What did Shannon get for her 11th birthday from her friends? Cassette tapes 176 What happened when Wendy planned a party after a high school game? No one came 179 What happened when Wendy offered candy to Candace and Tiffany when she They took it all away from her and ran was in 2nd grade? away. 182 What happened to Wendy in junior Someone pranked her by calling and high? pretending to be someone else inviting 184 What did the girls in junior high with Wendy call Julie? Dirty Julie 185 What book series is 'The Ghost of Blackwood Hall' from? Nancy Drew 188 What literary genre are the books 'Remember Me When I Am Dead' and 'The Westing Game'? mysteries 188 What class did Ammon choose for an elective because they got to make food? Home Ec 191 Everyone dibbsing to sit by her at lunch What did Jen finally get sick of? and being leader of a group. 191 What did Jen ask Shannon that made She asked if she could be part of her her so happy? group. 193 What did Shannon and Jen agree to share in 6th grade? A locker 198 What did Shannon's group do for field Go shopping for outfits in popular styles 199 What kind of popular were Zara and Veronica's kind of popular? The nice kind. 199 What did Wendy do in 1985 when she was only 17 years old? Moved to Los Angeles to be a model. 202 What did Wendy ask Shannon to That Wendy would be the first person promise she would do after she moved she would tell when she had her first 205 What did Wendy give to Shannon A green shirt, a Billy Idol poster, and her before she moved? furniture. 206 What did Wendy say about Shannon's She always wanted red hair. 206 What did the girl with the red hair believe was her destiny? To ride alone. 208