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Stacey's Broken Heart

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Smile

Raina Telgemeier Β· 213 pages

First HeartbreakMiddle GradeFemale FriendshipFemale Lead
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Sloppy Firsts

Megan McCafferty Β· 297 pages

When her best friend moves away, sixteen-year-old Jessica is devastated and finds it difficult to deal with the girls at school, her obsessive parents, and her lack of a love life.

First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipSeriesFemale Lead
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Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend

Carrie Jones Β· 278 pages

Belle, a high school junior, expects to marry her long-term boyfriend one day until he tells her and their entire small Maine town that he is gay, and both face prejudice and violence even as they enter new relationships and try to remain friends.

First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipFemale LeadSeries
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Princess Academy

Shannon Hale Β· 314 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow

Katherine Woodfine Β· 320 pages

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipSeriesFemale Lead
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Sandry's Book

Tamora Pierce Β· 95 pages

Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipSeriesFemale Lead
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The Lonely Hearts Club

Elizabeth Eulberg Β· 290 pages

Fed up with boys and the way they have treated her and her friends, high school junior Penny Lane--named after the Beatles song--forms a club whose members vow to stop dating, but the repercussions are surprising.

First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipFemale Lead
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The Karma Club

Jessica Brody

When high school senior Maddy catches her boyfriend cheating on her, she devises a complicated plan to get revenge.

First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipFemale Lead
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Best Friends

Jamie Suzanne Β· 104 pages

The twins' close friendship is threatened when Jessica is admitted to an exclusive girls' club.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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Shug

Jenny Han Β· 256 pages

A twelve-year-old girl learns about friendship, first loves, and self-worth in a small town in the South.

First HeartbreakMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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The Third Wheel

Jeff Kinney Β· 224 pages

Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Ro

First HeartbreakMiddle GradeSeriesCharming
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Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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Countdown

Deborah Wiles Β· 388 pages

Franny is a schoolgirl who has a best friend named Margie. Her uncle has war "nightmares". There is friend betrayal and drama. But even most importantly a crisis.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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The Teashop Girls

Laura Schaefer Β· 264 pages

Fourteen-year-old Annie, along with her two best friends, tries desperately to save her grandmother's beloved, old-fashioned teashop in Madison, Wisconsin, while she also learns to accept the inevitability of change in life. Includes proverbs, quotations, and brief stories about tea, as well as recipes.

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipFemale LeadSeries
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First Class Murder

Robin Stevens Β· 328 pages

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday on the famous Orient Express. From the moment the girls step aboard, it's clear that everyone in the first-class carriage has something to hide. Then there is a scream from one of the cabins, and a wealthy heiress is found dead. But the killer has vanished - as if into thin air. Daisy and Hazel are faced with their first locked-room mystery - and wit

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipSeriesFemale Lead
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The School at the Chalet

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer Β· 300 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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What Katy Did at School

Susan Coolidge Β· 188 pages

Katy and her sister Clover dread being sent away to boarding school, but discover that being away from home isn't so bad after all.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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Stargirl

Jerry Spinelli Β· 192 pages

A celebration of nonconformity; a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Ages 12+ Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out--under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes--for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Star

First HeartbreakMiddle GradeSeriesFemale Lead
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Everything I Know About Love

Dolly Alderton Β· 368 pages

The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding

First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipFemale LeadEmotional
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First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipFemale Lead
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Paulina & Fran

Rachel B. Glaser

First HeartbreakFemale FriendshipFemale Lead
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Wren to the Rescue

Sherwood Smith Β· 216 pages

With the help of a prince and an apprentice wizard, Wren strives to rescue her best friend, a princess named Tess, from the fortress of a wicked king.

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipSeriesFemale Lead
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P.S. Longer Letter Later

Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin Β· 237 pages

Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara-Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara-Starr's family moves to another state.

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipSeriesFemale Lead

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