All Booked Up | Friendship (Sept 2025)

A few of our favorite books about friendship for this month's All Booked Up reading challenge. Not seeing anything you like? Browse more books about friendship in the library catalog (in español, русский язык, or українська мова) or request a personalized recommendation from library staff.

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Updated August 30, 2025
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El Deafo : superpowered edition
Bell, Cece
Paper Book
A superpowered special edition of Cece Bell's #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel El Deafo with 40 pages of all-new material. Now an Apple+ animated TV series! A Newbery Honor Book What does it take for a student...

The author's story of navigating a new school and finding friendship in the hearing world. (Children's Graphic Novel)

Also available as an e-book & digital audiobook in the Libby app.

Stick and Stone
Ferry, Beth
Ebook
New York Times best-selling duo Stick and Stone are STICKing together in this hilarious and heartwarming picture book that proves once and for all why best friends ROCK! From beloved picture book creators Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld, perfect for fans of Kelly DiPucchio and Jory...

A punny story of the ups and downs of true friendship. (Picture Book)

Real friends
Hale, Shannon
Paper Book
"Fresh and funny." --New York Times Book Review Over 2 million copies of the Real Friends series sold! Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is...

A true story of how friendships change in the turbulence of middle school. (Young Teen Graphic Novel)

The picnic and other stories
Jarvis
Paper Book

Four short stories about friends for Elephant & Piggie fans ready to tackle more complex stories. (Early Reader Level 4)

Growing friendships : a kid's guide to making and keeping friends
Kennedy-Moore, Eileen
Paper Book
From psychologist and children's friendships expert Eileen Kennedy-Moore and parenting and health writer Christine McLaughlin comes a social development primer that gives kids the answers they need to make and keep friends. Friendships aren't always easy for kids. Almost every...

Friendship experts offer cartoon stories to demonstrate 5 essential skills to build friendships. (Children's Nonfiction)

Smile
Telgemeier, Raina.
Paper Book
Raina just wanted to be a normal girl, but one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of...

A true story of the author's quest to find true friendship during her middle school years amidst over-the-top orthodontia struggles. (Children's Graphic Novel)

Also available as an e-book in the Libby app.

Walter had a best friend
Underwood, Deborah
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of The Quiet Book comes an honest and touching new picture book about the ups and downs of friendship. Walter and Xavier are best friends. They do everything together! But then...quietly...slowly...Xavier becomes best friends with someone else....

Sometimes friendships don't last forever, but new friends may be waiting just ahead. (Picture Book)

Monster friends
Vandorn, Kaeti
Paper Book
Two friends- one big, one little. One old, one young. One grumpy, one cheerful. Both- MONSTERS! From the author of Crabapple Trouble comes a sweet and fun-filled chapter-book graphic novel, with a charming cast of adorable monsters. Reggie's plan is to spend the whole...

Neighbors--and monsters--become friends over a summer full of adventures. (Children's Graphic Novel)

Séance tea party
Yee, Reimena
Paper Book
Lora wants to stay a kid forever, and she'll do anything to make that happen . . . including befriending Alexa, the ghost who haunts her house. A middle-grade graphic novel about growing up that's perfect for fans of Ghosts and Making Friends. Growing up sounds...

A girl struggles to maintain friendships as her group grows older, so she makes friends with a household ghost who has plenty of time to play. (Young Teen Graphic Novel)


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