Zara

Zara was Shannon and Veronica’s best friend. Throughout the book, she seems kind and carefree and loves to laugh at a good joke. To Shannon, Zara is the dream-girl, with "cool hair" and a "cool personality".

Personality
Zara is the type of person to bake you chocolate-chip cookies if you are saying you had a crummy day. She is kind and says "Hi!" to everybody. She loves a good joke, and will always make sure to make you feel welcome. She is carefree and will play games with you, even though they might seem childish.

She and Veronica may have pitied Shannon a little bit, since she had no friends, which is why they took her under their wing and agreed to play games with her. We see her and Veronica share looks before they say something nice to Shannon, perhaps as a sort of agreement to encourage the younger girl.

In the second and third book, Zara influenced Shannon to be friendlier and say “Hi!” to everyone. It helped Shannon make new friends and get out of her comfort zone.

Appearance
Zara has fair skin and short blonde hair, similar to Wendy’s hairstyle. Her favorite color appears to be teal, as she often wears shirts of that color. Her shirts have simple patterns, whether it's waves or snowflakes. She also wears a belt.

History
Nothing is revealed about Zara's backstory. However, she first meet Shannon in the middle of fifth grade, as their desks are arranged near each other in Mrs. Brenson's class. Although she and Veronica are in sixth grade, Shannon becomes good friends with her. However, they are not mentioned in the second book, as they are not in the writing class towards the end and Shannon must have failed to keep in touch with them. Same goes for the third book.