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Books About Friendship & Loyalty for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books About Friendship & Loyalty for Ages 12–18

Loyalty in teenage friendships can feel like the most important thing in the world, and sometimes it is. These 8,540 books explore the full weight of it: the friendships that survive change, the ones that don't, and the question of what you owe the people who know you best.

8,540 books

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A quiet summer at the lake turns into a tense mystery when Gabby is talked into trespassing at an abandoned house to fin

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The Last Comics on Earth #2

Too Many Villains!

Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett

For the child who thrives on chaos and spooky surprises, this high-energy mystery proves that even the scariest monsters

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K. A. Applegate

A new Animorph arrives just as the Yeerks plot to infest the world's leaders, but his reckless rule-breaking may be more

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Run, Melos, Run

Osamu Dazai

For the teen navigating the weight of a promise, this classic tale explores the extreme lengths one goes to for a friend

Ages 12–18

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Little Do We Know

Tamara Ireland Stone

Two former best friends are forced to confront the rift between them after a life-saving moment changes everything they

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

For teens navigating complex friendships and confronting serious illness, this book explores finding connection, humor,

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Catherine Storr

A quiet and steady devotion fuels a fifteen-year-old girl's mission to reach a boy struggling through deep emotional tur

Cover of Orfe

For the teenager grappling with a friend's self-destructive choices or the heavy weight of trying to save someone they l

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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

For teens grappling with intense friendships and heavy life questions, this novel explores identity, faith, and the dept

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Sweet Valley Twins: The Graphic Novel #2

Francine Pascal

For the child navigating the tricky waters of middle school cliques and wondering how to stay true to themselves when fr

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The Hero Two Doors Down

Sharon Robinson

Eight-year-old Steven is a Dodgers superfan living in Brooklyn whose simple life changes when a true baseball hero moves

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All Our Hidden Gifts #2

The Gifts That Bind Us

Caroline O'Donoghue

For the teenager grappling with the fear of being left behind while friends move on, and the weight of standing up again

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The Roman Mysteries #1

The Thieves of Ostia

Caroline Lawrence

For the child who loves uncovering secrets and history, this gripping mystery explores how friendship and bravery can cr

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Jeremiah needs a new heart to survive, and J6 is the research pig who might provide it, if their unexpected bond as brot

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Agnes Parker #2

Agnes Parker... Happy Camper?

Kathleen O'Dell

Between a weird bunkmate, summer pranks, and being away from her best friend, Agnes finds that science camp is full of u

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The Nameless City #2

The Stone Heart

Faith Erin Hicks

War looms over the Nameless City as Kaidu uncovers a recipe for an ancient weapon that could destroy the home of his bes

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For any middle schooler who has ever felt reduced to a label, this story follows four best friends who decide to stop be

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The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #3

Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation

For the child navigating friendship group dynamics while away from home. This longer adventure explores independence and

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A Tale of Two Pretties

Massie and the Pretty Committee face their final curtain call as they navigate the bittersweet drama of saying goodbye t

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Distress Signal

Mary E. Lambert

For the child navigating a changing friendship who needs to see how teamwork and grit can turn a scary situation into a

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In with the Out Crowd

When popularity wanes, this story explores finding your true self and navigating shifting friendships during the challen

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Carlie Sorosiak

For the child navigating the uncertainty of parents separating, this story offers comfort through the eyes of a devoted

Cover of The Kaya Girl

In the busy streets of Accra, Ghana, two girls from completely different worlds discover a friendship that defies social

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Maureen Johnson

Jane Jarvis attempts to rescue her best friend by striking a deal with a demon who just happens to look like a friendly,

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