BOOKS

Claudia and Duffy by Barbara Brooks Wallace

Claudia is growing up and wants to leave her younger best guy friend Duffy behind. This story is all about how relationships evolve as you get older and the importance of a guy-girl friendship. We heart it!

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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

This classic novel is all about the story of friendship full of fun and imagination. Jess and Leslie are enemies turned BFFs. We love their guy-girl friendship and how totally normal it is. Warning: make sure you have a tissue ready when reading—it’s a tearjerker.

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Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park

Read along as Julie and Patrick begin to understand the value of friendship and the importance tolerance and more. This book has a super fun twist, too! In between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main characters about the writing of the book. Pretty neat.

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Middleworld (The Jaguar Stones Book #1) by Jon and Pamela Voelkel 

All Max wants to do is go on a family vacation, but his archeologist parents have other things in mind and he is put into a summer camp. Before he knows it, he is thrust into an adventure of ancient secrets and must befriend a mysterious girl.

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A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban

Zoe has big plans for her future, but when she ends up with an old and outdated piano, she is unsure about whether her dreams of performing in Carnegie Hall will come true. With help from Dad and an unusual boy, Zoe pursues her goal. We love that these friends support each other no matter what.

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Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

This totally hilarious book tells the story of friends Bryce and Juli and their discovery towards what their friendship really means. This story is told in two different views, making it a fun read that will have you laughing the whole time.

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Hoot by Carl Hiaason

We love the friendship in this classic novel about standing up for what you love. Roy finds an unlikely friendship with Beatrice and a boy named Mullet Fingers when they work together to stop a construction company from destroying the home of hundreds of endangered burrowing owls. It’s a great tale of sticking together.

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