"This Level 1 guided reader explores the feeling of friendliness. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about their feelings"--From the publisher's web site.

"Readers are introduced to different characters who are deaf, how deafness may affect their actions, and how we can be good friends to people who are deaf." --

"Beginning readers are introduced to different characters who have Down syndrome, how Down syndrome may affect their actions, and how we can be good friends to people with this condition." --

Text and photographs introduce some friends and the activities they share and provide discussion of how friends can help each other, share secrets, and solve their disagreements.

Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be and not to be a good friend.

"In this feel-good coming-of-age memoir, the best-selling author and Caldecott Medalist shares his life-changing middle school trip to Europe during which he experiences a series of firsts, including first love."--

"When a young girl has to move countries and start at a new school, her fear tells her to be alone and afraid. How can she hope to make friends if she doesn't understand anyone? Surely no one else feels the same way." --

The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects.

"Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world's most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She'd lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka told her the doll wasn't lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to...

"In Yehudi Mercado's full-color middle grade graphic memoir sequel to Chunky, Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp, where the dynamic duo meet a new friend who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war. This series is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft. Hudi finally embraced his love of art and comedy, but his class clown antics keep getting him in trouble. After Hudi's artwork lands him in...