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.

Stick and Stone
Ferry, Beth.
Ebook
This ode to unconditional love is a brand new adventure for New York Times best-selling BFFs Stick and Stone, in which Stick searches for his family tree and discovers the importance of found family and forever friends. Stick has always wanted to find...

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)

Smile
Telgemeier, Raina
Paper Book
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey...

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.

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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