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1) The bad ones
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Language
English
Description
Teenage Nora uncovers dangerous secrets and eerie local lore surrounding disappearances in her small town, where a teacher and three high school students, including her best friend, go missing
3) Ferris
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement and her grandmother seeing a ghost--one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans
5) Sourgrass
Author
Language
English
Description
Sofia and May find a way to keep their special friendship alive when May moves away
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Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"What would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the truth doesn't matter? As Lucy Chase's Texas hometown begins to tell versions of what happened and who Lucy is to a nationwide, true crime obsessed audience, at the bequest of her grandmother, she returns to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend's murder, even if she is the one that did it"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Best friends don't always have the best intentions. On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering--with a jolt of fear--that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered...
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Series
Gigi Shin books volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams"--
10) Deep water
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tully's attempt to swim across Lake Tahoe after a heartbreaking loss and become the youngest person to complete the famous "Godfather" swim takes a dangerous turn, forcing her to choose between safety and a win that could change everything
11) Milo's monster
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Milo loves spending time with his best friend Jay, but when new girl Suzi moves in next door, Milo starts to feel left out, and as his jealousy grows more intense a green-eyed monster pops up beside him, twisting up all of Milo's thoughts and making him feel sad
12) Out of body
Author
Publisher
Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When 17-year-old Megan Allen is betrayed by her best friend, LC, and targeted by LC's enemies, she is plunged into a waking nightmare and must claim what makes her uniquely herself to get her life back-- or die trying"--
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope
Author
Series
Wombats! volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The most lovable--yet unlikely--pair of besties is back! Pickles decides it's time to make good on an IOU that Albert forgot he gave him four years ago and request that they take a trip to Wizard's Wharf! Albert begrudingly agrees to accompany his best friend, but amusement parks aren't really his thing. Pickles is determined to make Albert feel the magic around him, but even after exploring all the rides, games, mazes, and prizes that Wizard's Wharf...
Author
Series
Duck and Cat books volume 2
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Duck and Cat have a problem--Cat makes Duck sneeze! 'I think-achoo!--I'm allergic to you,' Duck declares. Hilarity ensues as Cat keeps trying to solve the problem--but Duck keeps sneezing! Is Duck really allergic to Cat or is something else going on?"--
Author
Series
Critter club volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Liz is excited that her three best friends are visiting her family's cabin at Marigold Lake, but something seems to go wrong with every activity she planned
Author
Series
Alice in Borderland volume 9
Language
English
Description
After stumbling on a dealer's bunker, Arisu is even more determined to uncover the terrible truth behind Borderland. But that means he and Usagi will have to abandon their plans to sit out the games and instead seek out the last person who might have the answers--the Queen of Hearts. Will taking on the queen find them a way home, or will it be their final game?
Author
Series
Gnome and Rat volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best friends Gnome and Rat come up with an entirely new holiday, make an unexpected birthday wish, and try to jazz up their exercise routine
19) Free period
Author
Language
English
Description
"Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"--
Author
Series
Pup and Dragon volume 2
Language
English
Description
Energetic, optimistic Pup and cool, thoughtful best friend Dragon hatch a plan to win first prize at the science fair: they will catch a real dinosaur
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