This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Children's Services Staff, 6/08
Beany and the Meany(2005)When Beany's best friend Carol Ann pairs with the new girl at school to create a science project, Beany must work with Kevin the bully.
Butterfly Buddies(2001)Third grader Robin has a series of mishaps and learns the value of honesty as she tries to become best friends with Zoey, her partner for a class project on raising butterflies. Includes butterfly care tips.
Ellen Tebbits(1951)The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.
Friends : stories about new friends, old friends, and unexpectedly true friends(2005)The friend who changed my life / by Pam Muņoz Ryan -- My best friend / by Jennifer L. Holm -- Connie Hunter Williams, psychic teacher / by Meg Cabot -- Squirrel / by Ann M. Martin -- Smoking lessons / by Patricia McCormick -- Shashikala : a brief history of love and khadi / by Tanuja Desai Hidier -- The Wild Prince / by Brian Selznick -- Flit / by Patrick Jennings -- The Justice League / by David Levithan -- Minka and Meanie / by Rachel Cohn -- Doll / by Virginia Euwer Wolff.
Girl politics : friends, cliques, and really mean chicks(2008)
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup(2003)With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.
Mallory on the Move(2004)After moving to a new town, eight-year-old Mallory keeps throwing stones in the "Wishing Pond" but things will not go back to the way they were before, and she remains torn between old and new best friends.
Millicent Min, Girl Genius(2003)In a series of journal entries, eleven-year-old child prodigy Millicent Min records her struggles to learn to play volleyball, tutor her enemy, deal with her grandmother's departure, and make friends over the course of a tumultuous summer.
The Secret Language of Girls(2004)Marylin and Kate have been friends since nursery school, but when Marylin becomes a middle school cheerleader and Kate begins to develop other interests, their relationship is put to the test.
Up on Cloud Nine(2002)While Stolly struggles to regain consciousness in a hospital bed, Ian recalls some of their best and worst times together as he writes a biography of his eccentric best friend.
What to do when you're Sad and Lonely(2006)Tells children and youth how to recognize and deal with sad feelings, ways to connect with other people and make new friends, and how to handle sad feelings that are too difficult to manage on one's own