Zak Monroe Is (not) My Friend
Zak Monroe Is (not) My Friend by Simon Packham is a juvenile fiction title published by UCLan Publishing on April 3, 2025. This 256-page book follows Sam, who has been best friends with Cal, Fin, and Jay for a long time. As they prepare to transition to a new school, Sam overhears his friends discussing their plans to exclude him from their Friends Lists, leaving him anxious about being placed in a different tutor group with unfamiliar classmates.
In this story, Sam grapples with the challenge of convincing his friends to reconsider their decision while also navigating a budding friendship with Zak Monroe, a new boy who is perceived as “weird.” The narrative explores themes of friendship and social dynamics within the context of school and education. Readers will find themselves immersed in Sam’s journey as he balances these two aspects of his life, leading to moments of conflict and self-discovery.
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Sam has been best friends with Cal, Fin and Jay for EVER. They’re all about to move up to a new school together – scary but exciting.But then he overhears them saying they’re not going to put him on their Friends Lists! So Sam will be stuck in a different tutor group with a lot of kids he doesn’t know. Help!How can Sam convince them to change their minds?Can he keep on hiding his new friendship with ‘weird’ new boy Zak Monroe?And what will happen when these two sides of Sam’s life collide?
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