Is there a group of friends at the heart of your favourite stories? They might have very different personalities. But a common interest is usually the basis of every bond, whether it's starting a babysitting club or saving the world from supervillains. Which fictional character do you want to be your friend? In real life, what do you look for in a friend?
This is a broad Reading Challenge category. You can read a happy story about friendship, like the Frog and Toad books, or a sad one, like Bridge to Terabithia. You can pick something from a series you love where the characters feel like your old friends. You can also try something new and choose books you don't usually read!
Five-Minute True Stories: Animal BFFs by Aubre Andrus
Friends listen and share. Friends trust, accept and support one another... even dogs and dolphins, giraffes and goats!
Forever Birchwood by Danielle Daniel
Wolf and her three best friends love their treehouse. When Birchwood is threatened, Wolf is determined to protect it. Nominated for the 2023 Silver Birch Fiction Award.
Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane Liu and Lynn Scurfield
After moving to America, Dandan misses her best friend. Also a great picture book to celebrate and learn about Lunar New Year! Nominated for the 2023 Blue Spruce Award.
The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson
An unlikely friendship is sparked when two kids become pen pals by leaving notes in a library book. Nominated for the 2023 Silver Birch Fiction Award.
The Used-To-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley and Tara Audibert
Jo Jo's best friend at home is her cat Mimi. She needs to figure out how to make more friends. Because Fern, her best friend at school, may not want to be friends anymore...
We Are Family by LeBron James and Andrea Williams
For Jayden and his basketball teammates, friends are the family they choose. When the future of Hoop Group is on the line, they learn how to step up — and lean on each other.
