best friends

"When boyfriend Elliott breaks up with Jenna Sakai before Christmas break, she just about convinces herself that relationships are for suckers and she is better off without them; but unfortunately she finds herself in competition with Elliott for a journalism scholarship, and worse her first assignment for the newspaper club is to write a personal essay, which is difficult when you are someone who prefers to keep your emotions bottled up--and than there is Rin Watanabe, a boy as stubborn as Jenna herself, and a mystery that Jenna cannot help but investigate"--OCLC.

"After a family tragedy results in the loss of both father and home, twelve-year-old Nora lives with her mother in Manila's North Cemetery, which is the largest shantytown of its kind in the Philippines. When her mother disappears mysteriously one day, Nora is left alone. With help from her best friend Jojo and the support of his kindhearted grandmother, Nora embarks on a journey riddled with danger in order to find her mom. Along the way she also rediscovers the compassion of the human spirit, the resilience of her community, and everlasting hope in the most unexpected places" --.

When Grace takes boxes of old buttons from a building her grandfather bought, she starts a fad at school that draws her closer to one friend, but further from another.

As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?".

George has always been in love with their best friend, Eleanor and has always tried to ignore it. Now Eleanor is coming of age and expected to marry a suitable man, it doesn't matter how George feels they have to let her go. Besides, George is busy avoiding their aunt's matchmaking, taking over the failing family estate, and trying to keep their dressing in men's clothes a secret. Eleanor has always wanted to do everything 'right,' including falling in love but she's never met a boy she's interested in. She's more concerned with finding the perfect match for her cousin Charlotte, and working out why George is suddenly pulling away. But Eleanor's friendships seem to be falling apart, and she's beginning to realise that she likes George more than any man she's met at a ball...

Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed.

High school sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patch, who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, the school counselor, and her own instincts.

When Snoopy discovers Woodstock's baby book, he shares it with his best friend, and together they reminisce about how they met.

"Miles knows that Merc is the best robot in the whole wide universe. But after a bigger, stronger new robot arrives at the Stellosphere, it seems like nobody else does. Miles doesn't want to say good-bye to his best friend. Will he be able to prove Merc's worth when the competition is so tough?--Back cover.

"Coco is so excited to learn from the talented Twinklestars--the expert fairy bakers. Together with Lulu, Nova, and Zali, she has to create a brand-new recipe for the Twinklestar pod tryout. But just when they think they have the perfect recipe, a troll prank causes all of their plans to go awry. Can the fairy friends whip up a creative solution and win the day?"--Back cover.