Adrienne was a member of The Group, and Shannon felt that she didn't have her to herself anymore and that she might want to be Jen's best friend and not Shannon's. She was the leader of a group of popular girls nicknamed 'The Group'. In the third book, Shannon doesn't end up seeing neither Adrienne or Tammy. This is the time Shannon seems to have accepted that they are no longer best friends and that they have outgrown each other. Shannon is really excited, but they seem to have really grown apart. In the second book, Shannon invites Adrienne camping with her and she comes. When Tammy goes home for good, Adrienne moves back home! Later she transfers to a gifted and talented program and isn't seen again.

Shannon treats Tammy similar to how Adrienne treats Shannon: Like a charity cause. In second grade, she is called to be a 'buddy' to a new girl named Tammy who is in foster care and needs to be shown around the school and the town. They become best friends - but Adrienne moves away. Shannon was very hesitant about starting kindergarten for the first time because she didn't want to leave her mother, but when she finally does, she finds Adrienne, who is in a similar situation. She thought it didn't matter because she had her mother, but she was often busy. In the third book, she gets contact lenses but they aren't visible Shannon also ends up getting braces on her teeth.Īt the beginning of the book, Shannon had no friends. She is seen wearing many different outfits throughout the book. Eventually, she gets glasses, which she ends up losing in the second book.

Shannon has long red hair that she does in many different styles throughout the series, and green eyes. By the end of the book, she decides to love herself no matter what. She often feels that she has to hide her true feelings and not be so sensitive. In the third book, she deals with a lot of issues such as insecurities, depression, anxiety, and struggling to love herself. She is constantly bullied by her older sister Wendy, but she really loves her. She feels left out because she has two older siblings and two younger siblings and she feels stuck in the middle at times. Shannon loves her family and has a somewhat good relationship with most of the members. She often yells or cries when people bully her, usually Jenny. She gets really excited when someone wants to be her friend, but very upset when they are mean to her. Not many of her friends stay kind to her, so she's a bit awkward when it comes to friends. Shannon is portrayed as a somewhat lonely little girl.

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