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Middle Grade About Making Friends

Explore middle grade books about making friends for children.

231 books

Cover of Wild Ride

Heidi Heckelbeck #34

Heidi and best friend Lucy head to an adventure park for water slides and wild rides, but friendship drama puts their bo

Cover of Summer Press

Rosemary Dobson

Polly leaves Australia behind for a year in a quiet English village, adjusting to a new school and a different pace of l

Cover of Lovingly Alice

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Eleven-year-old Alice faces the challenges of sixth grade and the mysteries of growing up in this look at how she became

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Heidi Heckelbeck #36

The Secret's Out!

Wanda Coven

Heidi Heckelbeck struggles to keep her magical identity a secret when a school project threatens to reveal the truth abo

Ages 8–12

Cover of The Mystery of Wickworth Manor

The Marsh Road Mysteries #3

The Mystery of Wickworth Manor

A warm, funny adventure from a much-loved author

Cover of Icing on the Snowflake

Diary of an Ice Princess #6

Icing on the Snowflake

Christina Soontornvat

For the child who struggles to balance their unique talents with the pressure of fitting in, especially when a friend is

Cover of When You Reach Me

When You Reach Me

Four mysterious letters containing secrets about the future pull Miranda into a race to prevent a tragedy in her New Yor

Cover of The Green Glass Sea

The Green Glass Sea #1

The Green Glass Sea

Dewey travels across the country by train in 1943 to find her father, only to discover he is working on a top-secret gov

Cover of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Calpurnia Tate #1

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly

In the sweltering Texas heat of 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee escapes her six brothers to explore the riverbank and s

Cover of Logan Likes Mary Anne!

The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #8

Logan Likes Mary Anne!

Ann M. Martin, Gale Galligan

Mary Anne’s eighth grade year gets a lot more interesting when a cute new boy with a southern accent wants to join the B

Cover of Into the Wild

Warriors: The Prophecies Begin #1

Rusty leaves his comfortable life as a house cat to join a clan of wild forest cats, where a looming prophecy says fire

Cover of Roller Skates

Ten-year-old Lucinda glides through the streets of turn-of-the-century New York on her skates, finding liberation away f

Cover of Dead End in Norvelt

Dead End in Norvelt

For young readers who love a quirky historical mystery blended with life lessons and unexpected humor, this tale follows

Cover of Avalon High

Ellie’s new life at Avalon High takes a weird turn when she realizes her classmates and the gorgeous Will are bound by d

Cover of Rabbit Hill

The animals of Rabbit Hill watch anxiously as new folks move into the Big House. Everyone wonders if the newcomers will

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The Wheel on the School

Meindert DeJong

Six students in a tiny Dutch fishing village rally the entire town together to bring storks back to nest on their roofto

Cover of Wicked Lovely

Wicked Lovely #1

For teens navigating complex emotions and dangerous choices, this enchanting faerie tale explores what happens when anci

Cover of The Island of Dragons

The Kingdom of Fantasy #12

The Island of Dragons

Elisabetta Dami

Geronimo Stilton must track down the wisest and silliest dragons on a secret island to help rescue five kidnapped prince

Cover of Thunder and Lightnings

Thunder and Lightnings

A family move to the countryside leads Andrew to an unexpected friendship with a local boy who knows everything there is

Cover of Best Friends

Jacqueline Wilson

Lifelong friends Gemma and Alice face the ultimate test when a diary secret is revealed and one of them prepares to move

Cover of My Teacher Is an Alien

My Teacher Is an Alien #1

My Teacher Is an Alien

Susan Simmons knows her new substitute teacher is strange, but she never expected him to peel off his face and reveal an

Cover of Step by Wicked Step

Step by Wicked Step

Trapped together during a storm, five children share their honest experiences of life with step-parents, finding humor a

Cover of The Monsterinos and the Chattering Rabbits Clan

The Monsterinos and the Chattering Rabbits Clan

Patrick A. Meade

For children who are learning the value of diplomacy and group problem-solving. This magical adventure emphasizes how co

Cover of Athena the Brain

Goddess Girls #1

Athena the Brain

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

For the clever child who feels like they don't quite fit in, follow Athena as she navigates a new school, competitive pe

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