friendship

When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.

A group of friends are invited to a party, but they face a few obstacles along the way. With some creative thinking and imagination, the group makes it to the party on time.

Sal is excited to start first grade, but she's less than thrilled when she learns Griff, her best friend, is in the other first-grade classroom and has the most popular teacher. Then, a series of mishaps leads Sal to think everything about school is a diaster. With the help of her family, friends, and teacher, Sal learns how to adjust to all the new changes and finds a way to get back to feeling like her old self.

Seventeen-year-old Christmas Miller's summer vacation in Sweet Lake, New York with her best friend Lexi takes a turn for the worse, when the pair have a disagreement and they find a friend, Lemy, face down in the lake. Christmas, who has ADHD, is determined to find out what happened to her friend, discover if it has anything to do with the lake's growing algae problem, and repair her friendship before summer's end.

A little moth loves watching the stars but is afraid of the dark, and he makes friends with some other creatures who are also afraid of the dark. But when they realize they are in danger, the moth finds a way to protect his friends and face his fears.

Sixteen-year-old Hwa Young was taken in by the Empire after her home on a rebel moon was destroyed by Empire forces. Now she trains hard to become a lancer pilot for the Empire--an elite fighter in giant robot tech. When her boarding school is attacked, she and others are rushed through their training and sent out. But Hwa uncovers a conspiracy and secrets about the rebellion that force her to choose between her past with the rebels and her future with the Empire.

This book focuses on adolescents, who have to negotiate changing relationships with families and friends as they grow into young adulthood. Discusses how to handle general family disputes, nourish relationships with friends, and get along with siblings. Advice for healthy and safe socializing and recreation outside of the sphere of one's family is also offered.

"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"When a new unicorn moves in next door, Kevin is certain he's about to make a new magically awesome best friend. After all, everyone loves unicorns (especially other unicorns)! But it turns out Eric loves scary movies (eek!) and clam juice (blech!) and he doesn't like camping or skateboarding or any of the activities Kevin adores. In fact, apart from his sparkly mane and radiant horn, Eric doesn't have all that much in common with Kevin. Could it be that Eric and Kevin aren't destined to be the best of buds?"--Publisher.

Fourth-grader Jada's best friend moved away but a class project on rocks and minerals, her favorite topic, could mean new friends. For Jada, rocks are easier to find than friends. Or are they?.