Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Little, Brown & Company Wild Chance The Puppy War
Book SynopsisWild has been on the run -- jumping from one family to the next -- ever since she left Chance almost a year ago. But when a mysterious canine corporation, C.A.T., abducts her and threatens to hurt Chance, she will stop at nothing to escape and find her old friend. Together again, Wild and Chance must enlist the help of Junebug to hack into C.A.T.''s computer to discover what they really want. But along the way, the group is reunited with an old friend and introduced to the Puppio puppies -- love-at-first-sight cute, with massive eyes, who smell like apple pie. Even though they may look cute on the outside, Wild is convinced everything isn''t as it seems.When she finds out a shocking discovery about her past, Wild must decide who is more important to protect -- her past, her best friend, or the greater Los Angeles area who are in incredible Puppio danger.Equal parts heart-pounding action and heartfelt journey, this second book in the Wild & Chance serie
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Xo Exoplanet
Book Synopsis'When the planets spot something new in the galaxy, they start a letter-writing exchange that gets a little heated (for a planet) over just who gets to be called what and why. This funny fiction also teaches about planets, exo and otherwise.' —TODAYFrom bestselling author Deborah Underwood comes a lively and heartwarming letter writing exchange between all the planets in outer space to show the power of perspective.It was an ordinary day for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (and don't forget Pluto, the dwarf planet). The planets were circling the Sun, staring into space, until suddenly they spot something else in their Solar System. What could it be? Who could it be? The planets have no idea but they're circling to find out. Whatever it is that something is most definitely, absolutely, without a doubt NOT a planet. So begins an out-of-this-world pen pal exchange between
£13.29
Workman Publishing Unlikely Friendships for Kids The Monkey the
Book SynopsisGood friends come in all shapes and sizes!Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: a dog that loves an elephant, a bear and a cat who become best friends, a house cat who looks after a dog as he goes blind, a lioness who protects a baby antelope, and a dove who befriends a baby Rhesus monkey. Chapter books give young readers a strong sense of accomplishment, and these heartwarming animal stories, with their incredible photographs and inexplicable mysteries of attraction, their focus on friendship, love, and the ways that creatures of all different species can find common bonds of affection, will keep kids turning the pages to find out about the unusual ways animals help each other and discover
£8.50
Running Press,U.S. Caleb and Kit
Book SynopsisFrom award-winning author Beth Vrabel comes a powerfully moving story about a magical friendship, coping with disability, and the pains of growing up and growing apart.
£13.29
Running Press,U.S. The Tallest Tree House
Book Synopsis From esteemed author-illustrator Elly MacKay comes a magical fantasy tale about the importance of working as a team and being a good friend.Mip and Pip are two fairies who live in a beautiful forest near a waterfall. One day, Mip has a brilliant idea to build a tree house and decides to make it into a contest: whoever can build the tallest tree house the fastest wins! Pip, who is much more thoughtful and a planner, reads about architecture and sketches out blueprints while Mip, the speedster, is already halfway done constructing her house. But when a powerful gust of wind threatens Mip''s tree house and Pip''s safety, the two friends must learn to appreciate each other''s talents to save the day-and to build the tallest tree house in the forest.
£13.29
Running Press,U.S. Annie B. Made for TV
Book SynopsisFor every kid who''s ever come in second place, this is a middle grade story about chasing your dreams. Eleven-year-old Annie Brown is used to being on the losing end of comparisons to her almost-always best friend Savannah. Savannah is MVP of the track team, has straight As, and, predictably, wins the most coveted school spirit award on the last day of 5th grade. Fortunately, Annie does have one very specialized skill. Inspired by As Seen on TV commercials, Annie likes to invent products and write clever sales pitches to go along with them. So when an opportunity arises to audition for a local web show called The Cat''s Meow, Annie knows her future is set. She''s going to wow those producers with her fabulous writing and made-for-TV announcer voice. Of course, things don''t happen quite according to plan, and soon Annie is worried about losing both the opportunity she''s been training for her whole life, and her best friend.
£12.34
Running Press,U.S. The Edge of Anything
Book SynopsisA powerful coming-of-age tale about adjusting to disability, overcoming adversity, and discovering the power of female friendship for fans of The Running Dream
£13.29
Templar Books Orion and the Dark
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Candlewick Press,U.S. Raymie Nightingale
Book SynopsisA 2016 National Book Award Finalist! As featured on The Today Show’s Read with Jenna Jr. Book ClubTwo-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo returns to her roots with a moving, masterful story of an unforgettable summer friendship.Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who’s determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlike
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Hyperion Dancing Diva Sugar Plum Ballerinas
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£7.14
Sunny Day Publishing, LLC The Little Macaron
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£9.21
Trism Books Cody Heart of the Mountain
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£16.10
Random House USA Inc How to Make Friends with the Dark
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a novel about love and loss and learning how to continue when it feels like you''re surrounded by darkness.A rare and powerful novel. --Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a SecretTiger''s life changed with a simple phone call. Her mother has died. That''s when darkness descended on her otherwise average life.Tiger''s mother never talked about her father, and with no grandparents or aunts or uncles, her world is packed into a suitcase and moved to a foster home. And another. And another. Until hope surfaces in the shape of . . . a sister?Sometimes family comes in forms you don''t recognize. But can Tiger learn to make friends with the darkness before it swallows her whole?Stunning and beautifully written.-HelloGigglesBreathtaking and heartbreaking. --Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places
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Random House USA Inc Words in Deep Blue
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Penguin Putnam Inc Absolutely Alfie and the Furry Purry Secret
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£9.19
St Martin's Press Sticks Stones
Book SynopsisSticks & Stones by Abby Cooper is a feel-good middle grade debut with just a dash of magic...Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just cute and adorable, but as she''s gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like loser and pathetic appear, and those words bubble up and itch. And then there are words like interesting, which she''s not really sure how to feel about.Now, at age twelve, she''s starting middle school, and just when her friends who used to accept and protect her are drifting away, she receives an anonymous note saying I know who you are, and I know what you''re dealing with. I want to help. As Elyse works to solve the mystery of who is sending her these notes, she also finds new ways to accept who she is and to become her best self.Fans of Wonder by R.J. Palacio will enjoy this book for its similar writing style, compelli
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Friends Are Friends Forever
Book SynopsisA picture book based on the author''s own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and passing on love and kindness around the world. On a snowy Lunar New Year's Eve in Northeastern China, it's Dandan's last night with Yueyue. Tomorrow, she moves to America. The two best friends have a favorite wintertime tradition: crafting paper-cut snowflakes, freezing them outside, and hanging them as ornaments.As they say goodbye, Yueyue presses red paper and a spool of thread into Dandan's hands so that she can carry on their tradition. But in her new home, Dandan has no one to enjoy the gift withuntil a friend comes along.
£14.99
Square Fish Instant Karma
Book SynopsisIn Marissa Meyer''s young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her both good and bad.Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her.Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals.When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals
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Wednesday Books You Know Me Well
Book SynopsisA special edition of the critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ romance, now with bonus material from bestselling authors Nina LaCour and David Levithan.You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time. Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really?Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other -- and how,
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Tru Nelle
Book SynopsisLong before they became famous writers, Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) were childhood friends in Monroeville, Alabama. This fictionalized account of their time together opens at the beginning of the Great Depression, when they're both still young.
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Scholastic US Claudia and Mean Janine BabySitters Club 7
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£24.69
Scholastic Inc. Kristy and the Snobs the BabySitters Club 11
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£24.69
Scholastic Inc. GoodBye Stacey GoodBye the BabySitters Club 13
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£999.99
Disney Book Publishing Inc. Captain Superlative
Book SynopsisHave no fear, citizens! Captain Superlative is here to make all troubles disappear!Red mask, blue wig, silver swimsuit, rubber gloves, torn tights, high top sneakers and . . . a cape? Who would run through the halls of Deerwood Park Middle School dressed like this? And why?Janey-quick to stay in the shadows-can''t resist the urge to uncover the truth behind the mask. The answer pulls invisible Janey into the spotlight and leads her to an unexpected friendship with a superhero like no other. Fearless even in the face of school bully extraordinaire, Dagmar Hagen, no good deed is too small for the incomparable Captain Superlative and her new sidekick, Janey.But superheroes hold secrets and Captain Superlative is no exception. When Janey unearths what''s truly at stake, she''s forced to face her own dark secrets and discover what it truly means to be a hero . . . and a friend.Debut author J.S. Puller delivers an inspirational story full of heart, humor, a
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Disney Book Publishing Inc. Smart Cookies
Book SynopsisIn times like these, Quinny and Hopper need each other more than ever.Quinny is determined to overturn the sweets ban. Cookies make school a happy place! But how can she focus on her petition when horrible decimals and fractions are taking up all her time?Hopper can''t stand that a mean and untrue list hurt his best friend''s feelings. He has an idea of how to make school a better place and reinvent the Friendship Bench-but is crushed when others take credit for his actions. Hopper may not love the limelight, but he isn''t invisible either!In the third installment of this acclaimed series, Quinny and Hopper learn that friendship makes life''s happy and hard times that much sweeter.
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Abrams We Used to Be Friends
Book Synopsis Two best friends grow up—and grow apart—in Amy Spalding’s innovative contemporary YA novel. Told in dual timelines—half of the chapters moving forward in time and half moving backward—We Used to Be Friends explores the most traumatic breakup of all: that of childhood besties. At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy’s name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they’re no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the dissolution of her friendship with Kat while, in alternating chapters, Kat thinks about being newly in love with her first girlfriend and having a future that feels wide open. Over the course of senior year, Kat wants nothing more than James to continue to be her steady rock, as James worries that everything she believes about love and her future is a lie when her high-school sweetheart parents announce theTrade Review“Amy Spalding knows that best friendships are love stories, and this one is complex, earnest, and unflinching. A must-read for anyone who's ever had or lost a friend.” * Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda *“We Used to Be Friends chronicles the end of a friendship with a bittersweet authenticity balanced by Amy Spalding's trademark humor. This book will break your heart only like a best friend can.” * Maurene Goo, author of Somewhere Only We Know *“Amy Spalding spins a story of friendship, family, love, and longing as perfect and bittersweet as the last days of summer.” * Rebecca Podos, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Like Water *In alternating first-person perspectives, James and Kat each tell their stories, and despite their flaws, both become deeply sympathetic characters throughthe course of their narratives. . . The nonlinear structure adds some suspense to what is otherwise a bittersweet and potent examination of friendship, its failings, and its worth. * Booklist *A good exploration of the heartbreak of losing a friend—and learning about oneself in the process. * Kirkus Reviews *The author effectively conveys the ways that a desire for perfection can keep people at arm’s length, how not telling people things makes it harder to tell them later, and how silence can come to feel like a lie... Spalding shows with sensitivity how the pain of losing a close friend can seep into everything. * Publishers Weekly *Teens hurting from any breakup can find some solace here; while the book makes clear that sometimes splitting up is inevitable, it holds out hope that time apart and open conversations can bring people back together. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *A captivating snapshot of a friendship that many teens will relate to. Spalding explores important questions while lyrically weaving the two stories together. * School Library Journal *
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Disney Publishing Worldwide Unicorn Thinks Hes Pretty Great
Book SynopsisThe grass is always greener on the unicorn's side of the fence—or is it?—in this clever, bestselling favorite that Publishers Weekly called a 'nonstop giggle generator'! Ever since Unicorn moved into the neighborhood, Goat has been feeling out of sorts. Goat thought his bike was cool—until he saw that Unicorn could fly to school! Goat made marshmallow squares that almost came out right, but Unicorn made it rain cupcakes! Unicorn is such a show-off, how can Goat compete? When Goat and Unicorn share a piece of pizza, Goat learns that being a unicorn might not be all it’s cracked up to be. And when Unicorn shows his admiration for Goat, it looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.Don’t miss some of these favorite Bob Shea titles:Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After AllChez BobDinosaur Vs. BedtimeThe Scariest Book EverWho Wet My Pant
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Disney Book Publishing Inc. Quinny Hopper
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£11.99
Disney Publishing Worldwide Dormouse Dreams
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£12.34
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Moose Does the Laundry
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US Moose Makes Soup
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Simon & Schuster Dork Diaries 4
Book SynopsisNikki Maxwell raises money for a local animal shelter in this fourth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki Maxwell isn’t at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter—of course he wants to help those adorable puppies! And she’ll do whatever it takes to keep the shelter from closing. Nikki, Chloe, and Zoey enter an ice-skating competition to help raise money, but (big surprise) MacKenzie has to stick her nose in. Can Nikki and her BFFs still carry out their plan?
£13.49
Simon & Schuster MIX Lost in London
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£8.07
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Trouble
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£10.99
Orca Book Publishers When We Are Kind Niháádaahwiinítíigo
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£19.76
Orca Book Publishers Weird Rules to Follow
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£12.95
Usborne Publishing Ltd Woodland Princess
Book SynopsisA magical chapter book series inspired by Sticker Dolly Dressing, perfect for fans of Rainbow Magic. Each book comes with a page of stickers to dress the Dolls. The Princess Dolls are off to the Cupcake Cafe for the Spring Celebration when a mission comes through... the Woodland Princess has torn her dress, and she needs a new one for the Royal Family Portrait. But when they arrive on the Majestic Isle the Woodland Princess has changed her mind... she says she'd rather climb trees than sit for the portrait! Can the Princess Dolls save the day?Collect all the books in the Sticker Dolly Stories series!1. Unicorn Rescue (A Magic Dolls Story)2. Fairy Picnic (A Magic Dolls Story)3. Mermaid in Trouble (A Magic Dolls Story)4. Baby Dragon (A Magic Dolls Story)5. Castle in the Clouds (A Princess Dolls Story)6. Ice Palace (A Princess Dolls Story)7. Woodland Princess (A Princess Dolls Story)8. Waterlily Ball (A Princess Dolls Story)9. Dream Pony (An Animal Rescue Dolls Story)10. Lucky Bunnies (
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Reycraft Books Soraya and the Dragon
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£16.10
Reycraft Books Soraya and the Dragon
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£9.95
Simon Pulse Boys of Summer
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£17.09
Simon & Schuster Lost in Hollywood
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£999.99
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Mistletoe and Murder
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£17.99
Aladdin Paperbacks Ice Cream Summer 1
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£12.34
Simon Pulse The Chaos of Standing Still
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Hyperion Youre Doing THAT in the Talent Show
Book SynopsisPenelope, the exuberant hippo, and Tiny, her cautious mouse friend, are back in the spotlight in this book about choosing the right time to shine. When Penelope sees the poster announcing the upcoming school talent show, she can't wait to plan a spectacular act with her best friend, Tiny. Penelope has big ideas: Should they dance the ballet or the hula? Should they perform a scene from a play or be trapeze artists? 'Oh, yes, yes!' But 'Oh, no, no!' Tiny would rather just sing in the chorus. Finally, by supporting each other, the friends find the perfect way to be part of the show—and bring down the house.
£12.34
Hyperion Books for Children I Will Take a Nap An Elephant and Piggie Book 23
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Hyperion Winter Wonders
Book SynopsisCat and Mr. Henry have set the date for their wedding-Christmas Day! Cousins Willow and Delia are excited to be junior bridesmaids at last, but when a record-breaking Christmas Eve blizzard leaves the whole town stranded, the girls have more to worry about than their wedding duties!The guests are late, and the roof has collapsed over the town''s food pantry, leaving many without a holiday meal. Will Delia and Willow be able to help the town''s hungry while giving Cat and Mr. Henry the wedding they''ve dreamed of?Tasty recipes are included throughout as the whole Bumpus family celebrates the true meaning of the holiday season in the final book of the Cupcake Cousins series.
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Hyperion Summer of Sloane
Book SynopsisThese are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she imagined the summer she''d be spending at her mom''s home in Hawaii with her twin brother, Penn. Instead, after learning an unthinkable secret about her boyfriend, Tyler, and best friend, Mick, all she has is a fractured hand and a completely shattered heart.Once she arrives in Honolulu, though, Sloane hopes that Hawaii might just be the escape she needs. With beach bonfires, old friends, exotic food, and the wonders of a waterproof cast, there''s no reason Sloane shouldn''t enjoy her summer. And when she meets Finn McAllister, the handsome son of a hotel magnate who doesn''t always play by the rules, she knows he''s the perfect distraction from everything that''s so wrong back home.But it turns out a measly ocean isn''t nearly enough to stop all the emails, texts, and voicemails from her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, desperate to explain away their betrayal. And as her casual connection wit
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