friendship

"Sammie, a budding naturalist, knows of a secret and wonderful place: Winghaven, an abandoned lot in the middle of the suburbs where wildlife flourishes. She spends hours making notes and drawings in her meticulous field journal. When Bram, a new boy, turns up with his camera, Sammie worries he'll give away her hidden haven--after all, the other boys at school bully her. But Bram is a scientist like Sammie, and together they observe tiny pond creatures, a pileated woodpecker with a red crest like a pirate's bandana, and thriving monarch butterflies whose habitats are becoming scarce. When Sammie and Bram discover bright flagging tape encircling the trees, they learn Winghaven is in danger from a local developer--and it's going to take courage, spirit, and science to save it"--Publisher.

Poppy's mother hasn't been the same since Gran passed away, and now she stays inside and watches TV all day. Poppy starts spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighborhood, and one day, Pepper leads Poppy through a hole in the fence. On the other side, Poppy discovers a forgotten forest and a new friend named Rob. She longs to share her discoveries with her mother, and Poppy sets out to find a way to reconnect with her mother.

Best friends Becca, Zack, Cam and Thomas, who make up their school's history club, must stop the evil History Twister from changing the outcome of the infamous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr--and save the world from utter destruction.

On Halloween night, five teens find themselves transported to a mysterious dimension called the Confetti Realms by a giant, sentient puppet in a graveyard. They embark on a quest to collect the debted teeth owed to the puppet in order to get home, and they meet strange and weird creatures and also try to resolve the differences between them along the way.

Best friends Pizza and Taco prepare for Christmas by making their wish lists and doing good deeds to get on Santa Slaw's Nice List.

Agnes is having a tea party, but the first person who shows up is the persistent boy next door--who comes with an astonishing variety of animal friends (and an awesome mother).

When Maya receives a mysterious, magic bracelet in the mail, she wishes to be in charge of things and, although she starts to enjoy her authority, she is soon overwhelmed by newfound responsibilities, needing the help of her long-distance friends to untangle the bracelet's magic.

At the start of a new school year Eraser notices best friend Pencil has a dull point, so they must leave the comfort of their desk and venture out to find a sharpener before Stella and her classmates return from recess.

"Selvi and Divya are best friends, brought together by shared experiences, including mothers who work abroad to support their families. Though Selvi misses her mom, it's okay because she has her best friend by her side. But one day, Divya comes to school showing off a beautiful set of rainbow bangles and news that her mother has returned from overseas. But the colorful bangles make Selvi see red. Divya spends all day showing them off to friends and when Divya offers to let Selvi try them on, Selvi is overcome with emotion and hurls the bangles to the ground. Will Selvi be able to understand the ups and downs Divya faces too, or will her grief and jealousy destroy their friendship?"--.

"Third-grader Amber struggles with the news that her best friend is moving away"--Provided by publisher.