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Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery · 308 pages

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Female FriendshipLightheartedMiddle GradeNostalgic
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The Popularity Papers

Amy Ignatow · 206 pages

Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd. Novel appears in the form of a scrapbook.

Female FriendshipLightheartedMiddle GradeContemporary Fiction
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Judy Blume · 149 pages

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can b

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First Term at Malory Towers

Enid Blyton · 160 pages

Darrell Rivers begins her happy life at Malory Towers two terms later than the other girls, but she soon makes firm friends with Sally, the steady one, and the adoring Mary Lou.

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The Third Form at St. Clare's

Pamela Cox · 152 pages

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Sleepaway Girls

Jen Calonita

When Sam's best friend gets her first boyfriend, she's not ready to spend the summer listening to the two of them call each other "pookie." Sick of being a third wheel, Sam applies to be a counselor-in-training at Whispering Pines camp in the New York Catskills. But what she doesn't realize is that it's not going to be all Kumbaya sing-alongs and gooey s'mores. If Ashley, the alpha queen of Whispe

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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages

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Mary Anne Saves the Day

Ann M. Martin · 167 pages

Mary Anne has never been a leader of the Baby-sitters Club. She's left that up to Kristy... or Claudia... or Stacey. But now there's a big fight among the four friends, and Mary Anne doesn't have them to depend on anymore. It's bad enough when she's left alone at the lunch table at school. But when she has to baby-sit a sick child without any help from the club members, Mary Anne knows it's tim

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Luv Ya Bunches

Lauren Myracle · 335 pages

Four friends--each named after a flower--navigate the ups and downs of fifth grade. Told through text messages, blog posts, screenplay, and straight narrative.

Female FriendshipLightheartedMiddle GradeFunny
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Ivy and Bean

Annie Barrows · 120 pages

When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.

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Meet Molly: An American Girl

Valerie Tripp · 58 pages

While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of change as she eats terrible vegetables from the victory garden and plans revenge on her brother for ruining her Halloween.

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Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery

Rachel Ekstrom Courage · 336 pages

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Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire

Thea Stilton, Tea Stilton · 176 pages

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Charmed and Dangerous: The Rise of the Pretty Committee

Lisi Harrison · 192 pages

Once upon a time, in Westchester and Orlando, there were four betas just waiting for their alpha. It took a miracle to bring the Pretty Committee together--or rather, a New Years Eve party. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it just cliques. This special deluxe hardcover novella tells the outrageous story of how The Clique got together.

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The Gatehouse Mystery

Julie Campbell · 272 pages

When Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler explore an abandoned gatehouse, they discover more than dust and spiderwebs. Stuck in the dirt floor is a huge diamond! Could a ring of jewel thieves be hiding out in Sleepyside?

Female FriendshipNostalgicMiddle GradeLighthearted
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Sisterchicks on the Loose

Robin Jones Gunn · 320 pages

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Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas

Louise Rennison · 183 pages

The saga of fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicolson continues as she travels to Scotland on a nightmarish family vacation, confesses her anxiety over being the girlfriend of a sex god, and tests the limits of true friendship.

Female FriendshipLightheartedMiddle GradeContemporary Fiction
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Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh · 128 pages

Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they’re not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! Not only is it the second title launching in our new BOOM! Box imprint but LUMBERJANES is one of those punk rock, love-everything-about-it stories that appeals to fans of basicall

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Lumberjanes Vol. 2

Noelle Stevenson, Faith Erin Hicks · 128 pages

"Five girls become instant best friends when they go to camp and discover there is a lot more to the summer than learning to how to paddle a canoe. Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types is not your average summer camp and Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers. Between the river monsters, magic, and myths, this summer is only jus

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Bink & Gollie

Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee · 88 pages

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

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The School at the Chalet

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer · 300 pages

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Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty

Jody Gehrman · 256 pages

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Smile

Raina Telgemeier · 213 pages

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