Friendship Never Ends
Age 11+
Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories
When you’re figuring it all out, there are some friendships that mean the most.
Sunita, Dawn, May and Gifty have been best friends since primary school. They’ve spent every summer together since then, but now, in the summer before Year 10, they are about to be apart for six whole weeks. After a disastrous and embarrassing end-of-term party, they’ve realised they need to use their summer to grow up… fast!
As they vow to stay in touch, each of them must learn to reconcile their unique sparks, quirks and passions with the heavy expectations and pressures that come with being a teenage girl. By the time they reunite, they know they’ll be changed by this summer. But will growing up force them apart? Or can they come back closer to each other… and their true selves?
Funny, relatable and heart-warming, get ready to laugh, cringe and cry with these four besties!
Creators
Alexandra Sheppard was born in North London to a Jamaican mother and English father. When Alex isn’t writing teen fiction, she is a freelance social media strategist with experience working on dozens of award-winning social media campaigns. Oh My Gods was her first YA novel and was published by Scholastic. Alex then wrote Fly High Crew in collaboration with the Banjo Brothers, which was published by Scholastic in April 2021. Happy Here, an anthology of 10 stories from Black British authors and illustrators featuring Alex, was published in August 2021 by Knights Of.
Reviews
An engaging read for young people, particularly girls, aged 11+.
ReadPlus
This novel incorporates so many great themes that make it a very relatable read for young teenagers… a great message that the closest of friends aren’t going anywhere and they will always be there to support you.
Reading Time
I loved reading each girl’s point.
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