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Here are our favorite books about Friends and Frenemies. These titles are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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Emily Posts
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
When she is cut from her middle school's podcast crew, social media influencer wannabe, Emily Laurence, must find another way to spread the news of a climate march.
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Listen to This
by Jennifer Blecher
Told from two perspectives, Lily and Will deal with the tumult of seventh grade including secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and a first dance.
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Maybe It's a Sign
by E. L. Shen
Seventh grader Freya June Sun, obsessed with Chinese superstitions since her dad's death, wants to make a change in her life. When she doesn't receive any signs from her dad, she learns that to be her own person, she has to make her own luck.
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Summer at Squee
by Andrea Wang
As senior camper at Summertime Chinese Culture, Wellness and Enrichment Experience (Squee), Chinese American tween Phoenny Fang finds her summer even more transformative than she could have imagined.
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Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up
by Jenn Bishop
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries– especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
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Dear Jackie
by Jessixa Bagley
Jackie and her friend Milo deal with all the pressures of other kids and everyday life as they begin middle school.
This book can be found in the Teen Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Invisible: A Graphic Novel
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain; Sara: the loner; Dayara: the tough kid; Nico: the rich kid; and Miguel: the athlete. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same: just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help--or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.
This book can be found in the Teen Graphic Novel section of the library
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Running in Flip Flops from the End of the World
by Justin A. Reynolds
When everyone in town disappears without a trace, 12-year-old Eddie and his friends, must figure out what happened to their families. But as they each deal with their fear differently, their friendships begin to fracture.
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Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes
by Kristi Wientge
When her best friend Will meets a girl from the pool, ruining their summer plans, Alex hopes that in completing their challenge of building a tree house, she can keep from losing her best friend and salvage her summer.
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To Night Owl from Dogfish
by Sloan, Holly Goldberg
A laugh-out-loud tale of friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters, follows the experiences of two 12-year-old girls--one bookish and fearful, the other fearless and adventuresome--who are sent to camp to bond when their fathers fall in love.
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The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
by Christina Matula
Holly-Mei thought that moving to Hong Kong for her mother's job would make everything perfect. But it will take all of Holly-Mei's sparkle (and a little bit of stubborness) to get through seventh grade.
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The Boys in the Back Row
by Mike Jung
Before Eric moves away, he and his best friend Matt sneak out for a final adventure during a marching band competition.
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Bad Best Friend
by Rachel Vail
Eighth-grader Niki's best friend, Ava, dumps her just as life at home is becoming more complicated by her brother Danny's behavior and her mother's refusal to admit Danny is on the autism spectrum.
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Emmy in the Key of Code
by Aimee Lucido
School newcomer Emmy discovers her sense of belonging when she begins a coding class and makes friends with a girl who shares her love of music, before an unexpected discovery threatens her self-esteem.
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Amina's Voice
by Hena Khan
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school in the wake of a community tragedy.
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True to Your Selfie
by Megan McCafferty
Ditching her best friend and many of her favorite activities for the privilege of being the sidekick of Morgan, the most popular girl in school, 12-year-old Ella struggles with her new friend's elite standards before discovering her own personal talent for a sport that Morgan has forbidden Ella to pursue.
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The Bridge Home
by Padma Venkatraman
Facing daunting prospects on the streets of Chennai, two runaway sisters finds shelter and friendship on an abandoned bridge with two homeless boys before an illness forces them to choose between survival and freedom.
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Island of Spies
by Sheila Turnage
In 1942, twelve-year-old Stick Lawson and her two best friends, Rain and Neb, set out to discover the Nazi spies they believe are helping orchestrate U-boat attacks on American ships off the coast of Hatteras Island.
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Drew Leclair Gets a Clue
by Katryn Bury
When a cyberbully posts embarrassing rumors about other students at school, Drew, to protect her own secret, puts her sleuthing skills to good use to find the culprit, who just might be one of her closest friends.
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Confessions of a Class Clown
by Arianne Costner
Joining the new afterschool Speed Friendshipping Club to find a collaborator for his wacky MyTube channel, Jack Reynolds wonders if his quest for internet fame will cost him a real friend.
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