friendship

At the elite boarding school of Chandler, five teens from very different backgrounds come together in the Circle, a writing group known for creating life-changing friendships and revealing secrets better left secret--Beth the "townie," who is coming back after a tense year with her roommate, Sarah; Amanda Priya "Spence" Spencer, who knows her family name is privileged in NYC; Ramin Golafshar, the gay student from Iran, who gets hazed for "tradition" in the boys' dorms; and Freddy Bello, the senior boy who knows he may have to sacrifice his friends and future to stand up to his friends for what they did to Ramin.

The story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.

Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.

A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in twelve-year-old Joylin's transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.

Relates episodes in seven-year-old Julian's life which include getting into trouble with his younger brother Huey, planting a garden, what he did to try to grow taller, losing a tooth, and finding a new friend.

These stories are an extra peek at Auggie, a boy born with extreme facial abnormalities, before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie s oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie s new friend at school.

Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone.

Sammi's delicious dream comes to life, filling her world with color and creativity, so she creates a special cake with her friends to celebrate. Includes a recipe for strawberry frosting.

Now thirteen years old, Riley must navigate her emotions and Sense of Self as she finds her way leading the Foghorns hockey team, laying plans for high school and with her friends.