best friends

Nine-year-old Sarah is excited about summer vacation, but she faces unexpected crises when her best friend Paige becomes old enough to join a local girls' clique, and when she makes choices which affect her relationship with an elderly blind neighbor.

Third-grader Gordie is not only having problems with his best friend, he also has to teach his not-so-smart dog some tricks for the upcoming school talent show.

With her best friend Anna Ortiz away at camp for the summer, Sarah plans a crash course to learn Spanish.

Marylin and Kate have been friends since nursery school, but when Marylin becomes a middle school cheerleader and Kate begins to develop other interests, their relationship is put to the test.

Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school.

After moving to a new town, eight-year-old Mallory keeps throwing stones in the "Wishing Pond" but things will not go back to the way they were before, and she remains torn between old and new best friends.

Eight-year-old Owen and his best friend Joseph face a test of their game skills and their friendship when they join a neighborhood soccer league.