The ninth book in the 'Woongjin Blue Classroom' series, which has unearthed treasured Korean creative stories such as "The Bad Kid Ticket" and "Sam-di-gi Who Couldn't Read." This is a wholesome story about a heroine who isn't especially pretty and has no obvious strengths, but who discovers her own worth and meets a friend who truly sees her value. The unique illustrations, combining photography and drawing, add extra enjoyment to the reading experience. Eun-ae Cho, a third grader, is teased and called "shabby" because of her small, plain looks and her always-unfashionable clothes. But even shabby Eun-ae wishes she had a friend who truly understood her. When someone notices her, she feels excited, energized, and happy. Portraying the connection between a confident child who isn't shaken by outward glamour and quietly speaks in a soft, barely audible voice, and children who have the sensitivity to truly listen to such quiet voices, the author reminds us that to make a good friend, you must first become a good friend yourself. Our Family Fashion Show / A Boring Sunday / Little Dwarf Poop Sack / I Won't Give You Anything / Athlete's Foot and Head Lice / The Real Shabby Girl / When Words Don't Work, Try Action / Gangster Shabby Girl / How to Make Friends / Pumpkin Flower Mom, Like Mother Like Daughter / Pumpkin Vine / Eun-ae Cho Needs a Friend With short legs like her mom's and small eyes like her dad's, Eun-ae Cho has nothing especially pretty about her. With no siblings and no friends, she's always bored. On top of that, she's unhappy because her mom keeps buying oversized clothes that don't fit her from bazaars and making her wear them. Among the clothes her mom bought was a hand-me-down from her classmate Ji-hee Oh. Unlike Eun-ae, Ji-hee is tall, pretty, and has many friends — and she teases Eun-ae, calling her a beggar. Having been firmly taught by her mom to speak up and stand her ground when needed, Eun-ae confidently confronts Ji-hee. But afterward, Ji-hee rallies her group of close friends to mock and exclude Eun-ae, calling her "shabby" for not washing her hair often and having a noticeable sweat smell. When even Ha-eun Park, the deskmate Eun-ae had liked, starts to distance herself, Eun-ae seriously begins to wonder if she really is as shabby as they say. Then one lunchtime, Eun-ae overhears Ji-hee spreading a rumor that Eun-ae's mom is dead and that she now lives with a stepmother. Unable to hold back any longer, Eun-ae dumps her lunch tray over Ji-hee's head. Afterward, rumors spread that Eun-ae is a "gangster," and while no one teases her anymore, no one comes close to her either. Eun-ae grows even lonelier. Eun-ae's mom visits her aunt for advice, and the aunt teaches Eun-ae the secrets to making friends that she herself learned as a child: have confidence, share the good things you have with others, give lots of compliments, and be the one to reach out first. Now, Eun-ae can respond to Ji-hee's group's teasing with confidence and ease, and most importantly, she finds the courage to reach out to Ha-eun Park first. She invites Ha-eun over to her house, and as they play together folding paper, the once "shabby" Eun-ae looks at her reflection in the mirror and realizes that, after all, she looks pretty good.