# Books about best friends assigned in US schools

**3** 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:** 2–8
**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.

## 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)_
- [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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