# Books about best friends assigned in US schools

**6** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _best friends_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/best-friends
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore best friends

- [Ann Brashares](https://readinglist.school/author/ann-brashares)
- [Shannon Hale](https://readinglist.school/author/shannon-hale)

## best friends canon

- [Real Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/real-friends) by Shannon Hale _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Second Summer of the Sisterhood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-second-summer-of-the-sisterhood) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning](https://readinglist.school/book/violet-raines-almost-got-struck-by-lightning) by Danette Haworth _(Grades 3–6)_
- [We Forgot Brock!](https://readinglist.school/book/we-forgot-brock) by Carter Goodrich _(Grades K–3)_
- [When Zachary Beaver Came to Town](https://readinglist.school/book/when-zachary-beaver-came-to-town) by Kimberly Willis Holt _(Grades 2–8)_

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