friendship

Astrid is excited about her upcoming first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space, but now that her best friend Hallie is more interested in art Astrid is not sure her goal of becoming an astronaut will happen without her friend.

After being magically gifted with incredible luck, sixteen-year-old Jude discovers this gift just may be a curse when it comes to love.

High school graduate Riley sets of to New York to find Tom, her childhood best friend and co-creator of the Getaway List of adventures they wanted to do together.

Follows fifth grader Max as he searches for his best friend who disappeared, leaving behind a strange note.

"On a school trip to London that includes her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend, Kim meets risk-taker Nicki, who proposes a diabolical deal"--Provided by publisher.

"Opposites attract when a cheerful airhead meets the resident wallflower of his new class in this heartwarming, slice-of-life school comedy series! One lonely, gloomy fifth-grade girl is the target of her classmates' relentless bullying and teasing-that is, until a new kid arrives on the scene. Friendly Takada is as clueless as he is well-meaning, but somehow he possesses the magic ability to start drawing "Grim Reaper" Nishimura out of her shell. As the elementary schoolers experience all the fun of a childhood summer together-from going to the pool to picking sunflowers to watching fireworks-an unusual friendship blossoms!"--.

"The beautifully ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is completely silent one weekday morning, until a woman's terrified scream echoes through the room. Security guards immediately appear and instruct everyone inside to stay put until they determine there is no threat. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers who had been sitting in the reading room get to chatting and quickly become friendly. Harriet, Marigold, Whit, and Caine each have their own reasons for being in the reading room that morning--and it just happens that one of them may turn out to be a murderer"--Provided by publisher.