Books about friendship, fiction
10 books that US schools assign on this theme
Amos & Boris
William Steig
Grades 2–3
Beware of Boys
Tony Blundell
Grades K–3
Every Soul a Star
Wendy Mass
Grades 6–8
Faking Normal
Courtney C. Stevens
Grades 9–12
Heart of a Champion
Carl Deuker
Grades 6–8
My Friend the Vampire
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Grades 3–5
Poppleton in Winter
Cynthia Rylant
Grades 2–3
Someone Like You
Sarah Dessen
Grades 9–12
The Hot and Cold Summer
Johanna Hurwitz
Grades 3–6
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Grades 4–5
