# Books about friendship, fiction assigned in US schools

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

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

## Authors who explore friendship, fiction

- [Carl Deuker](https://readinglist.school/author/carl-deuker)
- [Cynthia Rylant](https://readinglist.school/author/cynthia-rylant)
- [Johanna Hurwitz](https://readinglist.school/author/johanna-hurwitz)
- [Wendy Mass](https://readinglist.school/author/wendy-mass)
- [William Steig](https://readinglist.school/author/william-steig)

## friendship, fiction canon

- [Amos & Boris](https://readinglist.school/book/amos-boris) by William Steig _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Beware of Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/beware-of-boys) by Tony Blundell _(Grades K–3)_
- [Every Soul a Star](https://readinglist.school/book/every-soul-a-star) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Faking Normal](https://readinglist.school/book/faking-normal) by Courtney C. Stevens _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Heart of a Champion](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-of-a-champion) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–8)_
- [My Friend the Vampire](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-the-vampire) by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Poppleton in Winter](https://readinglist.school/book/poppleton-in-winter) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Someone Like You](https://readinglist.school/book/someone-like-you) by Sarah Dessen _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Hot and Cold Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hot-and-cold-summer) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Secret Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-garden) by Frances Hodgson Burnett _(Grades 4–5)_

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