The school bell clangs for a new period. History, art, music, math, chemistry, physics, every class filled with different classmates and (sometimes clashing) personalities.
School is here and with it the chance to make friends! Sometimes it’s by choice, sometimes it’s by chance.
Some friendships seem fated to occur. Others seem like they’ll never go beyond a terse “Hello.” Check out the titles below to explore how unlikely friendships can blossom into deeper bonds despite discouraging first impressions.
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Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy. You can also check out this title as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
Best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker share a love of theater and crushes on the same guys, but when one of their long-distance crushes shows up at their school, real feelings might end their friendship. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Quiet Emily’s sociable and daring best friend, Sloane, has disappeared leaving nothing but a random list of bizarre tasks for her to complete, but with unexpected help from popular classmate Frank Porter, Emily gives them a try. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on hoopla.
When an unlikely friendship is sparked between relatively popular Kit Lowell and socially isolated David Drucker, Kit asks David for his help figuring out the how and why of her father’s tragic car accident. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
At Swaziland’s Keziah Christian Academy, where the wealth and color of one’s father determines one’s station, once-popular Adele bonds with poor Lottie over a book and a series of disasters.