Children's Friendship & Relationship Stories Books

Called a "masterpiece" in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher's acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic.This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of...

A haunting and beautiful YA novel that is perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Jessi Kirby, These Things I've Done is the story of a seventeen-year-old girl who accidentally caused her best friend's death and, a year later, is still grappling with...

Robin Constantine's New Jersey romance The Promise of Amazing is a sexy, poignant, funny, and authentic debut novel that will appeal to fans of books by Stephanie Perkins, Sarah Mlynowski, and Jennifer E. Smith.Wren Caswell is average. Ranked in the...

A strange meteorite. A deadly enchantment. And only Merlin can destroy it. A meteorite brings a mysterious black stone whose sinister power ensnares everyone except Merlin, the blind son of a swordsmith. Soon, all of Britain will be under its power, and...

Follow along with this curious little rabbit on a search for kindness. As an educator, Serena always enjoys finding unique and fun ways to encourage children to look at words with wonder and curiosity. What better way to teach the meaning behind words...

Through Pumpkin’s Eyes is a book series about a little lamb named Pumpkin Spice and how she demonstrates her love for living in a unique way. She has faced the world with many challenges. You see, Pumpkin Spice has Cerebral Palsy and she lives her life...

We have been divided to be conquered.  I made a deal to save Imani's life..... but it means mine is over. And I would do it again in a heartbeat if it meant she was safe from the Chancellor.  How do you tell the person you love most...

Ruby Teaches Kindness is a delightful children's picture book aimed at children aged 3-7 about Ruby the penguin teaching children how to share and care! Ruby is making the world a wonderful place through acts of kindness. Ruby teaches the importance...

Willa Triston loves three things - music, her only friend Poppy, and the earth. These passions are put on hold, and her reclusive life is shattered after she sees a strange flickering light from her window.Her lack of impulse control forces her to...

If you've ever wondered what China is like, the fifth book in the Wicky Wacky Farm series - Wicky Wacky Farm Stories: Peppi Goes to China - takes you there!This entertaining children's book shows how everyone has the need to succeed, but sometimes ego...

In 1963, a young teenage girl moves with her mother and sisters from the suburbs to the downtown of a Midwestern city after her parents get a divorce. Emmie, a naïve, curious and intelligent girl, wants the security of her suburban life but has always...

"Deep within the Sleeping Woods,At the break of day, the sun's first hour,There stood alone, within the shade,A lonely, lost sunflower..."A sunflower is lost and alone in the Sleeping Woods.In this poetic journey, will the sunflower find new friends...

The first in a new fantasy duology, The Glass Spare is a gorgeously told tale of love, loss, and deadly power from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renee Ahdieh. Wilhelmina...

A breezy, sexy contemporary YA about falling in love with your best friend, from Wattpad phenom Sarah White.Mackenzie Clark has been best friends with Nolan Walker for as long as she can remember. She's shared everything with him, from adventures with...

From Wattpad phenom Sarah White comes a steamy teen romance about one girl's quest to find herself after a traumatic breakup.The only thing worse than having your boyfriend dump you is having him dump you for your best friend. For Everly Morgan the...

Don't miss the epic, action-packed finale of the middle grade series School Library Journal called "extremely entertaining and sure to be popular with fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books and the 39 Clues series."Five elements. One terrifying new...

In a sweeping fantasy that award-winning author Franny Billingsley calls "fascinating and unique," debut author Kathy MacMillan weaves palace intrigue and epic world-building to craft a tale for fans of Rae Carson and Megan Whalen Turner.Raisa was just a...

The first book in acclaimed author Jennifer Brown's thrilling suspense series, Shade Me is the story of a girl born with rare synesthesia who becomes unwittingly entangled in the mystery of an attack on a classmate and involved with a boy who may be a...

In this stunning conclusion to the Orphan Queen duology, New York Times bestselling coauthor of My Plain Jane Jodi Meadows follows Wilhelmina's breathtaking and brave journey from orphaned criminal on the streets to magic-wielding queen.This epic fantasy...

Return to the world of Melissa Marr's bestselling series and discover how the events of Wicked Lovely set a different faery tale in motion. . . . Originally presented as a manga series and now available for the first time as a stand-alone novel, Desert...

A hilariously subversive YA debut that explores the meaning of friendship and loyalty, and also why you should avoid being trapped in a small space with an angry chicken. Perfect for fans of Andrew Smith's Winger and Frank Portman's King Dork.It all...

"Exquisitely written, ferocious, and haunting. Don't miss this one!" --Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series"Julie Eshbaugh is a unique new voice with talent enough for a whole team of writers. I'm still under the...

We Were Liars meets Looking for Alaska in a uniquely funny and heartbreaking teen novel about a passionate-yet-doomed friendship, set against a backdrop of wealth and glamour.Willa Parker, 646th and least-popular resident of What Cheer, Iowa, is headed...

Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story about an epic cross-country journey.In a Handful of Dust is set ten years after the first novel, Not a Drop to Drink, as a dangerous...

Meet Charlie C. Cooper, reformed bully, misguided fashionista, and so-called middle child! Fans of Louise Rennison, Harriet the Spy, and Mean Girls will cheer when they meet her. This fresh tween coming-of-age story is an honest look at bullying and the...

In the final installment of the stunning Angelfire trilogy, Courtney Allison Moulton brings her dark and compelling world of epic battles and blistering romance to a blazingly bright conclusion.The ultimate battle for Heaven and Earth against Lilith,...

She's been warned of the dangers. But she'll be betrayed.Balancing real life with the responsibility of being Heaven's warrior is harder than Ellie ever imagined. Her relationship with Will has become all business, though they long for each other. When...

Perfect for fans of Lauren Kate's Fallen series and Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush saga, this darkly romantic story that began with A Beautiful Dark and gathered intensity in A Fractured Light comes to a thrilling conclusion in A Radiant Sky.Since the...

On the night of Skye's seventeenth birthday, she meets two enigmatic strangers whose sudden appearance sends her life into a tailspin. Complete opposites, Asher is dark and wild, while Devin is fair and aloof. Skye has no idea what they want or why they...

The Tortoise and the Hairpiece is the story of a lonely young tortoise named Jake who is embarrassed by his bald head. Even though other animals invite him to play, he keeps to himself, positive that nobody will really want to be his friend because he...

<p>Starting school can be exciting and scary at the same time. &nbsp;Grace starts school and notices that not all kids are the same. 'The Adventures of Hope and Grace' is a sweet story of friendship and shares ways to make meaningful...

Written in rhyme, Pepper the Pointer is a short children's story meant to prompt a larger conversation about getting involved in issues that don't directly affect one's self.Kyky tends to mind her own business, but her best bud Pepper points out things...

Ella is returning to school for the first time in over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. She is excited to see her friends but becomes nervous when she realizes that school looks a lot different than it did before the pandemic. When something...

Teach your little one the proper way to shoot the soccer ball through David Flores' "Shooting the Ball!" and it's amazing illustrations. Tony has difficulties scoring goals in his soccer games. When his coach shows him the proper way to shoot the ball,...

All Pookah the puppy has ever dreamed of is a home filled with happiness and love. But after she's abandoned and forced to live on the street, she begins to lose all hope that her dream will ever come true. Will Pookah ever find her forever home?In...

Harper and Emma are two best friends who first met at the pool in the summer. Emma has Autism which affects her speech, but she does not let it slow her down. She has a different way to communicate. Harper learned about Autism and how to communicate with...

Good girl Ivy Beckett has her life mapped out in a neat checklist: Graduate high school, study law at a top university, secure a lucrative career. So far everything’s going to plan, so why does her future leave her feeling vaguely nauseous?When an...

Every morning you wake up, look in the mirror, little one, and remember to say, "I am love, I am kind, and I am beautiful in every way!"Teaching children the importance of bravery, happiness and self-love, one rhyme at a time.

Emmie & Ellie laugh and laugh. They cruise around in Ellies pink jeep. They are the best of friends. Enjoying the little things in life.With big big hearts full of joy. There is so much they love to see and do, and they want to share it all with you.

The Dog Who Chose Her Family by Daniel Gibson. Everyone has a story to tell. Enjoy Lucy's story as she finds her family and experiences many wonderful adventures. A story about a special Dog, friendship, family and adventure.

No one ever expects to transform into a werecat on the last day of summer.Felix Woolfe is tired of the teasing and name calling from Ethan, his arch nemesis since the third grade. But this year will be different because Felix is determined to enter sixth...

Celebrate kindness, friendship and love with Tod.  A lonely frog who lives all by himself on a tropical island. He is keen to find love, but nobody ever replies to his hopeful kroo-coos. One night, Tod finds himself in...

Prom season can be a total killer.Just when I’d adjusted to my new norm, trading in my beloved Manhattan for the heartland, life totally clotheslines me again when my stepdad Jake gets cast in a wrestling reality show. Suddenly cameras are...