friendship

"After losing her best friend and feeling overlooked by family members, Finley decides to prove herself by finding a missing woman in the remote tourist town of Stone Creek, but after convincing her brothers to help her, Finley discovers she may be in over her head"--OCLC.

"According to eleven-year-old Annie, luck is never on her side causing her to be somewhat of a loner, but after some prodding by her social studies teacher Annie relunctantly tries her fortune at making friends"--OCLC.

"After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive. She must stick to small spaces"--Provided by publisher.

"After his first adventure as the Descendant, Cameron can't sit through seventh-grade classes. Especially when his mother is still trapped in Chidani and his father is still missing. But Cameron encounters a particularly nasty bully in his new school, and it doesn't take long for him and his trusty friends Zion and Aliyah to realize that the troubles of Chidani won't stay away for long. With the Book to guide them, Cameron and his crew end up transported back to Chidani sooner than anticipated and the gods and goddesses they encoutner don't intend to make Cameron's journey easy"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Cassie and her companions embark on a mission to rescue Albert from the vengeful dragon King Vayne and learn more about the prophecy that is putting Albert in danger.

Marianne Blume, a self-described 'ditz,' tries out for her school's Quiz Quest team in a bid to prove she is smart.

"Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn't what she expects--especially when the ground offensive is over so quickly . . . Over the course of one year, Mona falls in love, speaks up to protect her younger sister, loses her best friend to the new girl at school, has summer adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada, and pursues her ambition to be a feminist and a poet"--Provided by publisher.

When her house being TP'd leads her to meet new girl Alice, Samira finds her summer full of clue-finding hunts, garage band practices and getting to know her neighbors like never before, but when her ex-best friend attempts to steal Alice away, she must stand up for her new pal.

Armed with her fledgling powers, a magic cookbook, and the mentorship of a talking rabbit, sixth-grader Winnie Zeng must embrace her heritage and the powers of her ancestors to save her town from an evil spirit of Chinese legend.

"Eleven-year-old Jacques, who must contend with difficult family dynamics and pressure from an older boy to help him commit a crime, is surprised to discover that he has much in common with Kiki, one of the many new Somali refugees who have immigrated to his Maine town"--Provided by publisher.