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.

BONUS! Let us know what book you read for a chance to win free ice cream from Mike's Drive In and a book to keep.

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Updated August 21, 2025
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El deafo
Bell, Cece
Paper Book
The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell   Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf....

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.

Nick and Nack build a birdhouse
Budzi, Brandon
Paper Book
Stories + Puzzles = Reading Success! Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning to read that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. Nick and his robot pal Nack love to build things. As they build a birdhouse in this Level 1...

Solve the puzzles to help Nick and his robot pal Nack build a birdhouse in this interactive series. (Early Reader Level 2)

Stick and Stone
Ferry, Beth.
Paper Book
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...

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)

Built to last
Lê, Minh
Paper Book
Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they've been building something far greater--a sturdy, solid friendship--in this picturebook by award-winning creators. Two kids build entire worlds out of blocks, cardboard, and...

Picture book duo Lê and Santat build a story about two boys who build a friendship that can withstand the collapse of their many creations. (Picture Book)

Magnolia Wu unfolds it all
Miller, Chanel
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor book and instant New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller! Award-winning author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on...

A Newbery Honor Book with a spot-on sense of humor. (Children's Fiction)

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

Team up
Raúl the Third
Paper Book
An ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children Selection "Fantastically fun! Kids will drink in every imaginative detail in El Toro's wild world!" --Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series From New York Times bestselling,...

A friendship story in Spanish and English featuring Raul III's El Toro & Friends luchadores. (Early Reader Level 2)

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)

Bad badger : a love story
Wood, Maryrose
Paper Book
For fans of Odder and Skunk and Badger comes a heartwarming story of an unlikely friendship between a gull and a badger. Septimus is not good at being a badger. He adores the sunset. He dreams of going to Venice. And he lives alone in a charming...

This sweet story of animal friendship is well on its way to being a modern classic. (Children's Fiction)

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

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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