Nicole

Nicole was Shannon's friend through 5th-6th grade.

Appearance
Nicole has light skin, light brown hair (usually worn in a curly bun), and hazel eyes. Her main color is lavender.

Personality
She is often kind and caring, but as described by Shannon, she likes friendship drama. Nicole is often concerned with how Shannon is feeling, though Shannon explains that sometimes it's hard to tell if Nicole is genuinely concerned, or if she wants something to talk to Jen about; Nicole may be a bit of a gossip. In the third book, she and Shannon grow apart a bit, and they only really hang out at church. Nicole seems to ignore Shannon at school. Nicole asks to cheat off of Shannon's homework, and gets angry when Shannon says no. Despite being a kind friend, this may show that she can be manipulative at times, especially since she and Shannon have grown apart.

History
In Real Friends: Nicole was a minor character and appeared near the end of the book as part of the "New Group." She is friends with everyone in that group, mainly Amy, Shannon, and Jen.

In Best Friends: In the sequel, Nicole is shown throughout most of the book. In the beginning of the book, Nicole asked Shannon if she thought Amy was nice to see if Shannon was a real friend. She and Amy had apparently heard bad things about Shannon by and anonymous person. In the middle parts of the book, Nicole asks a boy (on the phone) to rate Jen on looks, personality, and body. Later, during the New Group's trip to Lagoon, Nicole can be seen riding a ride with Shannon. She won a green teddy bear from a boy. On the jetski boat ride, she rides with Shannon and after Shannon gets squirted with water by Vance, she asks her if she's crying.

In Friends Forever: Nicole is hardly seen throughout the third book and is a background/side character. When Shannon got corkscrew curls and entered the school on picture day, she said "hi" to Nicole, but Nicole didn't respond. Also, she asked Shannon if she could copy off her History homework and Shannon refused, making Nicole angry. On Shannon's birthday, she greeted her happy birthday. It is inferred Nicole is still friends with Jen and the other girls from the friend group from Best Friends.