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Middle Grade About Making Friends – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Making Friends

Explore middle grade books about making friends for children.

236 books

Cover of Dogtown

Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko

A stray dog, a robot dog, and a clever mouse team up on a dangerous journey to find the forever homes they have been dre

Cover of The Shimmer

Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance #1

The next generation of Kingdom Keepers must step up when they find themselves following the mysterious and dangerous foo

Cover of Judy Moody Predicts the Future

Judy Moody Predicts the Future

Armed with a brand new mood ring, Judy Moody is convinced she can see into the future and sets out to prove it to her wh

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Alice #22

Alice in the Know

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Alice takes a part-time job at the mall and handles the shifting friendships and life lessons that come during the summe

Ages 12–17

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The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9

The Ghost at Dawn's House

Spooky noises and mysterious happenings convince Dawn there is a ghost in her house, prompting a brave investigation to

Cover of Happy Birthday, Geronimo!

Geronimo Stilton #70

Happy Birthday, Geronimo!

Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton’s birthday takes a turn for the worse when a prankster swaps his money for phony bills right before the

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My Weird School Special #1

It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!

A routine night of trick-or-treating at Ella Mentry School spirals into the weirdest, wildest Halloween in the history o

Cover of Heidi Heckelbeck and the Magic Puppy

Heidi Heckelbeck #20

Heidi Heckelbeck and the Magic Puppy

When Heidi Heckelbeck finds a lost puppy, her attempt to help with a tiny bit of magic leads to mega-gigantic, unexpecte

Cover of Last Panda Standing

Platypus Police Squad #3

Last Panda Standing

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Detective Rick Zengo must protect a mayoral candidate without his usual partner, forcing him to navigate a maze of threa

Cover of Invasion of the Nose Pickers

Nosepickers from Outer Space #4

Invasion of the Nose Pickers

A class camping trip turns into a wild alien hunt through Central Park as Devin and his friend Stan try to stop an inter

Cover of Have a Heart, Geronimo

Geronimo Stilton #80

Have a Heart, Geronimo

Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton is helping run a new dating agency in New Mouse City, but a mysterious saboteur is trying to break hear

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Through the Hidden Door

The discovery of an ancient underground civilization changes everything for two boys in this mystery of hidden worlds.

Cover of Next Stop, Superstardom!

Big Nate TV Series #1

Next Stop, Superstardom!

Nate and his loyal friends navigate a series of high-energy, hilarious disasters in these comic adventures adapted from

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Heidi Heckelbeck #35

Heidi Heckelbeck: Sunshine Magic

Join Heidi Heckelbeck on a family vacation to Castle Spell Cove, where she befriends Sunny, a girl with a magical secret

Cover of School Daze

Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #5

A twelve-year-old Zombie finds himself in hilarious trouble as he tries to survive the grueling final weeks of school be

Cover of Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books #6

Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up

Amelia Bedelia and her friends turn a vacant lot into a clubhouse, bringing her signature literal-minded humor to a big

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Calvin and Pudge

Calvin & Pudge and the Sky Island Adventure

Steven Doornbos

Calvin and his beagle Pudge discover a secret world of sky islands, magical compasses, and pirate airships. They must us

Cover of Stuntboy, in the Meantime

Stuntboy, in the Meantime

Portico Reeves uses his secret identity as Stuntboy to manage his anxiety and try to keep the peace between his fighting

Cover of Moon Rising

Wings of Fire Graphic Novels #6

Tui T. Sutherland

Moonwatcher can read minds and see the future, but her powers become a dangerous burden when someone starts attacking he

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A Rover's Story

Resilience, a robot built for Mars, begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from NASA scientists and navigate

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The Boy/Girl Battle #4

The Boys Return

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Benson brothers are back for spring break with a hilarious plan to convince the Malloy sisters that their house is h

Cover of Finally Heard

Lina, a ten-year-old, aims to create a viral video to boost her mom's business. As she and her best friends navigate the

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Heartside Bay #1

Lila Murray wants to leave her past mistakes behind in Heartside Bay, but a new crush and a difficult first day at high

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The Unteachables

A burnt-out teacher and a classroom of misunderstood students find their lives intersecting and changing over the course

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Chapter Books(4128)Graphic Novels(351)Picture Books(317)Early Readers(241)Young Adult(214)Poetry(51)Board Books(12)

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