The Best Books About Friendship
“What are the best books about Friendship?” We looked at 396 of the top Friendship books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 24 titles, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Friendship” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 350+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
Top 24 Friendship Books
24 .) A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and Erin Stead.
Lists It Appears On:
- Childhood 101
- Delightful Childrens Books
- The Measured Mom
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day—”Ah-choo!”—he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn’t make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. Philip C. Stead’s gently humorous tale of friendship and dedication is illustrated by his wife Erin E. Stead’s elegant drawings, embellished with subtle hints of color.
23 .) Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Read Brightly
- Stylist
Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years … always near the ocean. Powerful and moving, this novel follows Cee Cee and Bertie’s extraordinary friendship over the course of thirty years as they transform from adolescents into adults. A bestselling novel that became a hugely successful film, Beaches is funny, heartbreaking, and a tale that should be a part of every woman’s library.
22 .) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- Goodreads
- Read Brightly
When Siddalee Walker, oldest daughter of Vivi Abbott Walker, Ya-Ya extraordinaire, is interviewed in the New York Times about a hit play she’s directed, her mother gets described as a “tap-dancing child abuser.” Enraged, Vivi disowns Sidda. Devastated, Sidda begs forgiveness, and postpones her upcoming wedding. All looks bleak until the Ya-Yas step in and convince Vivi to send Sidda a scrapbook of their girlhood mementos, called “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.” As Sidda struggles to analyze her mother, she comes face to face with the tangled beauty of imperfect love, and the fact that forgiveness, more than understanding, is often what the heart longs for.
21 .) Friendship by Emily Gould
Lists It Appears On:
- Bustle
- BuzzFeed
- Hello Giggles
A novel about two friends learning the difference between getting older and growing up Bev Tunney and Amy Schein have been best friends for years; now, at thirty, they’re at a crossroads. Bev is a Midwestern striver still mourning a years-old romantic catastrophe. Amy is an East Coast princess whose luck and charm have too long allowed her to cruise through life. Bev is stuck in circumstances that would have barely passed for bohemian in her mid-twenties: temping, living with roommates, drowning in student-loan debt. Amy is still riding the tailwinds of her early success, but her habit of burning bridges is finally catching up to her. And now Bev is pregnant. As Bev and Amy are dragged, kicking and screaming, into real adulthood, they have to face the possibility that growing up might mean growing apart.
20 .) Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobe
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- PBS
- The Measured Mom
Celebrate the power of friendship with Frog and Toad—a Caldecott Honor Book! From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be. These five adventurous tales are perfect for Level 2 beginning readers. The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor (Frog and Toad Together), a Caldecott Honor (Frog and Toad are Friends),
19 .) George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends by James Marshall.
Lists It Appears On:
- Delightful Childrens Books
- PBS
- The Measured Mom
35 Stories. George and Martha: not, as one might think, the first president and his spouse, but two hippopotamuses created by the singular talent of James Marshall. For the past quarter century, these stories have entertained, intrigued, and delighted readers of all ages. The portly animals have also taught us, in a humorous and lighthearted way, about what it means to be a true friend. A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world’s two best friends. In this volume, all thirty-five episodes are brought together to celebrate friendship and two of the most lovable book characters ever created.
18 .) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- BuzzFeed
- Nina Badzin
Harry Potter’s life is miserable. His parents are dead and he’s stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he’s a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry. Though Harry’s first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it’s his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined. Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.
17 .) How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by Jane Yolen
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- Pre-K Pages
- The Measured Mom
The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague present their fourth original dinosaur board book, a fun guide to friendship and playing nicely with others. What if a dinosaur’s friends come to play? Does he mope, does he pout if he can’t get his way? Does he hide all his dump trucks, refusing to share? Does he throw his friends’ coloring books up in the air? Time and time again, children are told to “play nice.” This brilliantly illustrated board book is packed with rhymes that will teach children how. Mark Teague’s laugh-aloud illustrations, along with Jane Yolen’s playful text, will show children that “playing nice” can be easy and fun. Perfect for parents to read aloud with their children, this book is as humorous as it is instructive.
16 .) Just As Long As We’re Together by Judy Blume
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- About Great Books
- Betty
Rachel is Stephanie’s best friend. Since second grade, they’ve shared secrets, good and bad. Now in seventh grade, Alison moves into the neighborhood. Stephanie hopes all three of them can be best friends, because Stephanie really likes Alison. But it looks as if it’s going to be a case of two’s company and three’s a crowd. Can the girls’ friendship be saved?.
15 .) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Lists It Appears On:
- Bustle
- Goodreads
- Hello Giggles
Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War. It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with �woman’s work,” including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the �girl’s book” her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.
14 .) My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Hello Giggles
- Read Brightly
A modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.
13 .) Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
Lists It Appears On:
- Childhood 101
- Pre-K Pages
- The Big To Do List
When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor? Author Beth Ferry makes a memorable debut with a warm, rhyming text that includes a subtle anti-bullying message even the youngest reader will understand. New York Times bestselling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld imbues Stick and Stone with energy, emotion, and personality to spare. In this funny story about kindness and friendship, Stick and Stone join George and Martha, Frog and Toad, and Elephant and Piggie, as some of the best friend duos in children’s literature.
12 .) Sula by Toni Morrison
Lists It Appears On:
- Bookstr
- Early Bird Books
- Goodreads
This rich and moving novel traces the lives of two black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio town, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood, to their ultimate confrontation and reconciliation. Nel Wright has chosen to stay in the place where she was born, to marry, raise a family, and become a pillar of the black community. Sula Peace has rejected the life Nel has embraced, escaping to college, and submerging herself in city life. When she returns to her roots, it is as a rebel and a wanton seductress. Eventually, both women must face the consequences of their choices. Together, they create an unforgettable portrait of what it means and costs to be a black woman in America.
11 .) The Girls from Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe
Lists It Appears On:
- Bustle
- Penguin
- Read Brightly
A fiercely beautiful debut blazing with emotion: a major first novel about friendships made in youth and how these bonds, challenged by loss, illness, parenthood, and distance, either break or sustain. Mia and Lorrie Ann are lifelong friends: hard-hearted Mia and untouchably beautiful, kind Lorrie Ann. While Mia struggles with a mother who drinks, a pregnancy at fifteen, and younger brothers she loves but can’t quite be good to, Lorrie Ann is luminous, surrounded by her close-knit family, immune to the mistakes that mar her best friend’s life. Until a sudden loss catapults Lorrie Ann into tragedy: things fall apart, and then fall apart further-and there is nothing Mia can do to help. And as good, kind, brave Lorrie Ann stops being so good, Mia begins to question just who this woman is and what that question means about them both. A staggeringly arresting, honest novel of love, motherhood, loyalty, and the myth of the perfect friendship that moves us to ask ourselves just how well we know those we love, what we owe our children, and who we are without our friends.
10 .) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- Betty
- Goodreads
Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She’d love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in anything) thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decide to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . . the next morning, they say good-bye. And then the journey of the pants — and the most memorable summer of their lives — begins.
9 .) Toot & Puddle: You Are My Sunshine by Holly Hobbie.
Lists It Appears On:
- Delightful Childrens Books
- PBS
- The Measured Mom
It’s a glorious day in Woodcock Pocket. The sun is shining, the birds are singing . . . and Toot is moping. So, Puddle makes Toot’s favorite dessert at dinnertime, takes him out for a little adventure, and even throws a party, but nothing seems to cheer up his friend. Then a big thunderstorm with lots of mud rocks Woodcock Pocket and changes everything. With light-hearted humor and exquisitely detailed watercolor paintings, Holly Hobbie tells the story of two pigs and their enduring friendship.
8 .) You Are Friendly by Todd Snow and Melodee Strong.
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours Of Us
- Delightful Childrens Books
- Pre-K Pages
7 .) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Lists It Appears On:
- Bookstr
- Early Bird Books
- Goodreads
- Read Brightly
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.
6 .) Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
Lists It Appears On:
- Childhood 101
- Delightful Childrens Books
- PBS
- The Measured Mom
It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. Luckily Dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: Enemy Pie. But part of the secret recipe is spending an entire day playing with the enemy! In this funny yet endearing story, one little boy learns an effective recipes for turning your best enemy into your best friend. Accompanied by charming illustrations, Enemy Pie serves up a sweet lesson in the difficulties and ultimate rewards of making new friends.
5 .) Holes by Louis Sachar
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- Betty
- BuzzFeed
- Read Brightly
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten- pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys “build character” by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
4 .) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- BuzzFeed
- Goodreads
- Read Brightly
In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and wisdom, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between these four women and their American-born daughters. As each reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined…
3 .) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Lists It Appears On:
- Bookstr
- Bustle
- Early Bird Books
- Hello Giggles
The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life. The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules’s now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City,
2 .) The Group by Mary McCarthy
Lists It Appears On:
- Bookstr
- Bustle
- Early Bird Books
- Goodreads
Mary McCarthy’s most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as “the group”. An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives: Traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak in the streets of New York City. Through the years, some of the friends grow apart and some become entangled in each other’s affairs, but all vow not to become like their mothers and fathers. It is only when one of them passes away that they all come back together again to mourn the loss of a friend, a confidante, and most importantly, a member of the group.
1 .) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Lists It Appears On:
- About Great Books
- Hello Giggles
- PBS
- The Measured Mom
“Once there was a tree…and she loved a little boy.” So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk…and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another’s capacity to love in return.
The 350+ Additional Best Books About Friendship Of All-Time
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| (Books Appear On 2 List Each) | |||
| 25 | A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 26 | Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons | Lorna Landvik | Goodreads |
| Read Brightly | |||
| 27 | Anne of Green Gables | L.M. Montgomery | Betty |
| Goodreads | |||
| 28 | Best Friends for Frances | Russell Hoban. | Delightful Childrens Books |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 29 | Bob and Otto | Pre-K Pages | |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 30 | Code Name Verity | Elizabeth Wein | About Great Books |
| Betty | |||
| 31 | Everything is Illuminated | Jonathan Safran Foer | Bustle |
| BuzzFeed | |||
| 32 | Farfallina and Marcel | A Mighty Girl | |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 33 | Female Friends | Fay Weldon | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 34 | Four Feet, Two Sandals | A Mighty Girl | |
| Colours Of Us | |||
| 35 | Hot Flashes | Barbara Raskin | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 36 | How to be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them | Laurene Brown. | Delightful Childrens Books |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 37 | How to make an American Quilt | Whitney Otto | Goodreads |
| Stylist | |||
| 38 | Hunter’s Best Friend at School | Laura Elliott. | Delightful Childrens Books |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 39 | It | Stephen King | BuzzFeed |
| Goodreads | |||
| 40 | Jane and Prudence | Barbara Pym | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 41 | Leonardo, the Terrible Monster | PBS | |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 42 | Lost and Found | Oliver Jeffers | Childhood 101 |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 43 | Margaret and Margarita | A Mighty Girl | |
| Colours Of Us | |||
| 44 | My Friend Rabbit | Eric Rohmann | About Great Books |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 45 | Now You Know | Susan Kelly | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 46 | Small Changes | Marge Piercy | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 47 | Summer Friends | Holly Chamberlin | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 48 | Summer Sisters | Judy Blume | About Great Books |
| Goodreads | |||
| 49 | Talk | Linda Rosenkrantz | Bookstr |
Early Bird Books | |||
| 50 | The Best Friends Book | Todd Parr. | Colours Of Us |
Delightful Childrens Books | |||
| 51 | The First Wives Club | Olivia Goldsmith | Goodreads |
| Stylist | |||
| 52 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer | Goodreads |
| Stylist | |||
| 53 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett | About Great Books |
| Goodreads | |||
| 54 | The Other Side | A Mighty Girl | |
| Colours Of Us | |||
| 55 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Betty |
| Bustle | |||
| 56 | The Rainbow Fish | Marcus Pfister | About Great Books |
| PBS | |||
| 57 | The Sandwich Swap | A Mighty Girl | |
| Colours Of Us | |||
| 58 | The Selfish Crocodile | PBS | |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 59 | The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat | Edward Kelsey Moore | Goodreads |
| Read Brightly | |||
| 60 | Truth & Beauty: A Friendship | Ann Patchett | Goodreads |
| Nina Badzin | |||
| 61 | Wonder | R.J. Palacio | About Great Books |
| Read Brightly | |||
| 62 | Yo! Yes? | Chris Raschka | The Big To Do List |
The Measured Mom | |||
| 63 | You Shall Know Our Velocity! | Dave Eggers | Bustle |
| BuzzFeed | |||
| (Books Appear On 1 List Each) | |||
| 64 | …And Ladies of the Club | Helen Hooven Santmyer | Goodreads |
| 65 | 11 Birthdays | Read Brightly | |
| 66 | A Friend For Mole | Nancy Armo | The Big To Do List |
| 67 | A Good Yarn (Blossom Street, #2) | Debbie Macomber | Goodreads |
| 68 | A Little Book About Friendship | Samantha Kurtzman-Counter | About Great Books |
| 69 | A Porcupine Named Fluffy | The Measured Mom | |
| 70 | A Rainbow of Friends | Colours Of Us | |
| 71 | A Separate Peace | John Knowles | Nina Badzin |
| 72 | A Single Thread (Cobbled Court Quilts, #1) | Marie Bostwick | Goodreads |
| 73 | A Smart Girl’s Guide to Friendship Troubles | A Mighty Girl | |
| 74 | A Smart Girl’s Guide: Drama, Rumors, & Secrets | A Mighty Girl | |
| 75 | A Visit from the Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan | BuzzFeed |
| 76 | A Year on Ladybug Farm (Ladybug Farm #1) | Donna Ball | Goodreads |
| 77 | All Summer LongNew! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 78 | Amos and Boris | The Measured Mom | |
| 79 | Amy and Louis | Libby Gleeson | Childhood 101 |
| 80 | And The Mountains Echoed | Khaled Hosseini | BuzzFeed |
| 81 | Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging | Louise Rennison | Betty |
| 82 | Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling Funeral | Kris Radish | Goodreads |
| 83 | Another Brooklyn | Jacqueline Woodson | Bookriot |
| 84 | Armond Goes to a Party: A Book about Asperger’s and Friendship | Nancy Carlson | About Great Books |
| 85 | As You Like It | William Shakespeare | Goodreads |
| 86 | Astrid and Veronika | Linda Olsson | Goodreads |
| 87 | Awkward | A Mighty Girl | |
| 88 | Back on Blossom Street (Blossom Street, #4) | Debbie Macomber | Goodreads |
| 89 | Bad Girl Creek (Bad Girl Creek #1) | Jo-Ann Mapson | Goodreads |
| 90 | Barefoot | Elin Hilderbrand | Goodreads |
| 91 | Beach Girls | Luanne Rice | Goodreads |
| 92 | Bear Feels Scared | Karma Wilson | The Big To Do List |
| 93 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo | About Great Books |
| 94 | Before Everything | Victoria Redel | Bookriot |
| 95 | Beloved | Toni Morrison | Goodreads |
| 96 | Best Best Friends | Margaret Chodos-Irvine | The Big To Do List |
| 97 | Best Friends Forever | Amy Key (editor) | Five Books |
| 98 | Between Sisters | Kristin Hannah | Goodreads |
| 99 | Big Al, | The Measured Mom | |
| 100 | Big Dog and Little Dog, | The Measured Mom | |
| 101 | Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty | Goodreads |
| 102 | Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans | Joanne DeMaio | Goodreads |
| 103 | BobNew! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 104 | Boy + Bot | The Measured Mom | |
| 105 | Break in Case of Emergency | Jessica Winter | Bookriot |
| 106 | Breakaway | A Mighty Girl | |
| 107 | Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) | Stephenie Meyer | Goodreads |
| 108 | Breaking the Male Code: Unlocking the Power of Friendship | Robert Garfield | About Great Books |
| 109 | Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson | About Great Books |
| 110 | Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven (Elmwood Springs, #3) | Fannie Flagg | Goodreads |
| 111 | Cat’s Eye | Margaret Atwood | Five Books |
| 112 | Charlotte’s Web | E.B. White | About Great Books |
| 113 | Chester’s Way | Kevin Henkes. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 114 | Circle of Friends | Maeve Binchy | Goodreads |
| 115 | Come Home Already! | Jory John | Childhood 101 |
| 116 | Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1) | Sophie Kinsella | Goodreads |
| 117 | Copygirl | Anna Mitchael | Goodreads |
| 118 | Corduroy | Don Freeman | About Great Books |
| 119 | Cork & Fuzz: Best Friends, | The Measured Mom | |
| 120 | Counting by 7s | Read Brightly | |
| 121 | Cranford | Elizabeth Gaskell | Goodreads |
| 122 | Crazy Hair Day | Barney Saltzberg. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 123 | Days With Frog and Toad | Arnold Lobel. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 124 | Dead Poets Society | N.H. Kleinbaum | BuzzFeed |
| 125 | Divergent | Veronica Roth | About Great Books |
| 126 | Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners | Laurie Keller. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 127 | Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes | Bustle |
| 128 | Duck, Duck, Goose | Pre-K Pages | |
| 129 | Each Kindness | Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 130 | Eat Pray Love | Elizabeth Gilbert | Goodreads |
| 131 | El Deafo | A Mighty Girl | |
| 132 | Eleanor & Park | Rainbow Rowell | Hello Giggles |
| 133 | Everything Everything | Nicola Yoon | Betty |
| 134 | Everything I Know About Love | Penguin | |
| 135 | Faith, Hope, and Ivy June | A Mighty Girl | |
| 136 | Faking Friends | Penguin | |
| 137 | Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell | About Great Books |
| 138 | Feelings | Aliki. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 139 | Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) | Kristin Hannah | Goodreads |
| 140 | Forget Me Not | A Mighty Girl | |
| 141 | Fox Makes Friends | The Measured Mom | |
| 142 | Freak the Mighty | Rodman Philbrick | About Great Books |
| 143 | Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fannie Flagg | Goodreads |
| 144 | Friends Are the Best! | PBS | |
| 145 | Friends to the End: The True Value of Friendship | Bradley Trevor Greive | About Great Books |
| 146 | Friends | Helme Heine. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 147 | Friends | Rob Lewis. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 148 | Friends | The Measured Mom | |
| 149 | Friends, | The Measured Mom | |
| 150 | Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them | A Mighty Girl | |
| 151 | Friendshape | Amy Krouse Rosenthal | The Big To Do List |
| 152 | Friendship Factor | Alan Loy Mcginnis | About Great Books |
| 153 | Girls in White Dresses | Jennifer Close | Goodreads |
| 154 | Girls Like Us | A Mighty Girl | |
| 155 | Growing Up with a Bucket Full of Happiness: Three Rules for a Happier Life | Carol McCloud and Penny Weber. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 156 | Harriet the Spy | Read Brightly | |
| 157 | Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin | The Measured Mom | |
| 158 | Home Front | Kristin Hannah | Goodreads |
| 159 | Home Is Where My People Are: The Roads That Lead Us to Where We Belong | Sophie Hudson | About Great Books |
| 160 | Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores | James Howe. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 161 | House of Leaves | Mark Z. Danielewski | BuzzFeed |
| 162 | How Full Is Your Bucket? for Kids | Tom Rath, Maurie J. Manning and Mary Reckmeyer. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 163 | How Kind | Pre-K Pages | |
| 164 | How Should a Person Be | Sheila Heti | Hello Giggles |
| 165 | How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow | Monica Sweeney | Childhood 101 |
| 166 | How to Be a Friend: A Book about Friendship | Molly Wigand | About Great Books |
| 167 | How to Grow a Friend | Colours Of Us | |
| 168 | How to Lose All Your Friends | PBS | |
| 169 | How to Make Friends as an Introvert: Discover Introvert-Friendly Ways to Meet New People, Improve Your Social Skills, and Make New Friends | Nate Nicholson | About Great Books |
| 170 | Hugs from Pearl | The Measured Mom | |
| 171 | I Can Share | The Measured Mom | |
| 172 | I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This | A Mighty Girl | |
| 173 | I Will Always Write Back | A Mighty Girl | |
| 174 | I Will Surprise My Friend! | The Measured Mom | |
| 175 | If I Stay | Gayle Forman | About Great Books |
| 176 | In Jesse’s Shoes, | The Measured Mom | |
| 177 | In Twenty Years: A Novel | Allison Winn Scotch | Nina Badzin |
| 178 | Invincible Summer | Alice Adams | Bookriot |
| 179 | Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? | Mindy Kaling | Bustle |
| 180 | Jamaica and Brianna | Colours Of Us | |
| 181 | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë | Goodreads |
| 182 | Juna’s Jar | A Mighty Girl | |
| 183 | Just My Friend and Me | The Measured Mom | |
| 184 | Kat and Meg Conquer The World | A Mighty Girl | |
| 185 | Kindred Spirits, Forever Wacky Friends | Suzy Toronto | About Great Books |
| 186 | Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy | A Mighty Girl | |
| 187 | Leon and Bob | Colours Of Us | |
| 188 | Let’s Pretend We Never MetNew! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 189 | Letters for Scarlet: A Novel | Nina Badzin | |
| 190 | Liar & Spy | Read Brightly | |
| 191 | Lies We Tell Ourselves | A Mighty Girl | |
| 192 | Lily and Dunkin | A Mighty Girl | |
| 193 | Little Blue and Little Yellow | PBS | |
| 194 | Little Blue Truck | PBS | |
| 195 | Living the Dream | Lauren Berry | Bookriot |
| 196 | Llama llama & The Bully Goat | Anna Dewdney | The Big To Do List |
| 197 | Lumberjanes, Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy | A Mighty Girl | |
| 198 | Maddi’s Fridge | A Mighty Girl | |
| 199 | Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel | A Mighty Girl | |
| 200 | Making Friends with Billy Wong | A Mighty Girl | |
| 201 | Me and You | Geneviève Cote | The Big To Do List |
| 202 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Arthur Golden | Goodreads |
| 203 | Molly and Mae: A Friendship Journey | Danny Parker | Childhood 101 |
| 204 | Moon Rabbit, | The Measured Mom | |
| 205 | Mrs. Katz and Tush | Colours Of Us | |
| 206 | MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend | Rachel Bertsche | About Great Books |
| 207 | My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy, #3) | Willa Cather | Goodreads |
| 208 | My friend Amy | Colours Of Us | |
| 209 | My Friend Bear | PBS | |
| 210 | My Friend Has Autism | The Measured Mom | |
| 211 | My Friend is Sad | PBS | |
| 212 | My Friend Isabelle | A Mighty Girl | |
| 213 | My Friend Jamal | Colours Of Us | |
| 214 | My Friend Maggie | Hannah E. Harrison | Childhood 101 |
| 215 | My Friend the Monster | The Measured Mom | |
| 216 | My Friends | PBS | |
| 217 | My Last Best Friend | Read Brightly | |
| 218 | My Two Blankets | Colours Of Us | |
| 219 | My Year of Epic Rock | A Mighty Girl | |
| 220 | Mysterious Skin | Scott Heim | BuzzFeed |
| 221 | Nerdy Birdy Tweets | Aaron Reynolds | Childhood 101 |
| 222 | Nest | A Mighty Girl | |
| 223 | Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | BuzzFeed |
| 224 | Night Road | Kristin Hannah | Goodreads |
| 225 | Nina is not OK | Penguin | |
| 226 | Ninth Ward | Read Brightly | |
| 227 | No English | Colours Of Us | |
| 228 | Nobody’s Cuter than You: A Memoir about the Beauty of Friendship | Melanie Shankle | About Great Books |
| 229 | Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck | About Great Books |
| 230 | Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy | A Mighty Girl | |
| 231 | Otis and the Tornado | The Measured Mom | |
| 232 | Out of My Mind | Read Brightly | |
| 233 | P.S. I Love You | Cecelia Ahern | Goodreads |
| 234 | Paper Chains | A Mighty Girl | |
| 235 | Patty Jane’s House of Curl | Lorna Landvik | Goodreads |
| 236 | Paulina and Fran | Rachel B Glaser | Five Books |
| 237 | Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | BuzzFeed |
| 238 | Peyton Place | Grace Metalious | Goodreads |
| 239 | Pieces of Happiness | Penguin | |
| 240 | Pink and Say | Colours Of Us | |
| 241 | Pink Tiara Cookies for Three | Maria Dismondy | Childhood 101 |
| 242 | Poindexter Makes a Friend | The Measured Mom | |
| 243 | Poppleton and Friends | The Measured Mom | |
| 244 | Prayers for Sale | Sandra Dallas | Goodreads |
| 245 | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | Goodreads |
| 246 | Raymie Nightingale | A Mighty Girl | |
| 247 | Real Friends | A Mighty Girl | |
| 248 | Remix | Non Pratt | Betty |
| 249 | Roller Girl | A Mighty Girl | |
| 250 | Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter | A Mighty Girl | |
| 251 | Rose Under Fire | A Mighty Girl | |
| 252 | Ruby Lee and Me | A Mighty Girl | |
| 253 | Rules | Cynthia Lord | About Great Books |
| 254 | Saving CeeCee Honeycutt | Beth Hoffman | Goodreads |
| 255 | Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend | The Measured Mom | |
| 256 | Share and Take Turns, | The Measured Mom | |
| 257 | Sharing Time | Elizabeth Verdick and Marieka Heinlen. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 258 | Should I Share My Ice Cream? | Mo Willems. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 259 | Sick Day for Amos McGee | Pre-K Pages | |
| 260 | Since You’ve Been Gone, | Morgan Matson | Betty |
| 261 | Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Ann Brashares | Nina Badzin |
| 262 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Lisa See | Goodreads |
| 263 | Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1) | Emily Giffin | Goodreads |
| 264 | Spellbook of Lost and Found | Penguin | |
| 265 | Square Cat, | The Measured Mom | |
| 266 | Stand Up For Yourself And Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding a Better Way | A Mighty Girl | |
| 267 | Star Scouts | A Mighty Girl | |
| 268 | Strictly No Elephants | Lisa Mantchev | Childhood 101 |
| 269 | Summer of the Gypsy Moths | Read Brightly | |
| 270 | Summerlost | A Mighty Girl | |
| 271 | Sweetwater Creek | Anne Rivers Siddons | Goodreads |
| 272 | Swing Time | Zadie Smith | Bookriot |
| 273 | Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy | Helen Argiro | Goodreads |
| 274 | Talk Before Sleep | Elizabeth Berg | Goodreads |
| 275 | Tallgrass | Sandra Dallas | Goodreads |
| 276 | Tara Road | Maeve Binchy | Goodreads |
| 277 | Tell Me Lies | Jennifer Cruise | Stylist |
| 278 | That’s What Friends Are For | The Measured Mom | |
| 279 | The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition | Gary D Chapman | About Great Books |
| 280 | The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion | Fannie Flagg | Goodreads |
| 281 | The Almost Terrible Playdate | Richard Torrey | Childhood 101 |
| 282 | The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel Box Set | A Mighty Girl | |
| 283 | The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) | Barbara Kingsolver | Goodreads |
| 284 | The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | BuzzFeed |
| 285 | The Bridesmaid Guide: Modern Advice on Etiquette, Parties, and Being Fabulous | Kate Chynoweth and Neryl Walker | About Great Books |
| 286 | The Bridget Jones series | Helen Fielding | Stylist |
| 287 | The Burning Girl | Claire Messud | Bookriot |
| 288 | The Color Purple | Alice Walker | Goodreads |
| 289 | The Crayon Box That Talked | Shane Derolf | About Great Books |
| 290 | The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder | Rebecca Wells | Goodreads |
| 291 | The Enchanted April | Elizabeth von Arnim | Goodreads |
| 292 | The entire Harry Potter series, | J.K. Rowling | Hello Giggles |
| 293 | The Fairiest Fairy | A Mighty Girl | |
| 294 | The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | About Great Books |
| 295 | The Friday Night Knitting Club (Friday Night Knitting Club, #1) | Kate Jacobs | Goodreads |
| 296 | The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women’s True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away edited | Jenny Ofill and Elissa Schappell | Nina Badzin |
| 297 | The Friendship Test | Penguin | |
| 298 | The Gift of Nothing, | The Measured Mom | |
| 299 | The Girl and the Bicycle | A Mighty Girl | |
| 300 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) | Stieg Larsson | Goodreads |
| 301 | The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship | Jeffrey Zaslow | Goodreads |
| 302 | The Handmaid’s Tale | Margaret Atwood | Goodreads |
| 303 | The Heart is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers | BuzzFeed |
| 304 | The Hundred Secret Senses | Amy Tan | Goodreads |
| 305 | The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | About Great Books |
| 306 | The Invention of Wings | Sue Monk Kidd | Goodreads |
| 307 | The Jane Austen Book Club | Karen Joy Fowler | Goodreads |
| 308 | The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand up for Others | The Measured Mom | |
| 309 | The Kind of Beauty That Has Nowhere to Go | Elisa Gabbert and Kathleen Rooney | Bustle |
| 310 | The Kindness Quilt | Pre-K Pages | |
| 311 | The Kitchen God’s Wife | Amy Tan | Goodreads |
| 312 | The Kitchen House | Kathleen Grissom | Goodreads |
| 313 | The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | About Great Books |
| 314 | The Knitting Circle | Ann Hood | Goodreads |
| 315 | The Last Summer | Ann Brashares | Goodreads |
| 316 | The Lemonade Club | A Mighty Girl | |
| 317 | The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | About Great Books |
| 318 | The Lion and the Mouse | Pre-K Pages | |
| 319 | The Love Goddess’ Cooking School | Melissa Senate | Goodreads |
| 320 | The Lying Game | Ruth Ware | Bookriot |
| 321 | The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlNew! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 322 | The Museum of Intangible Things | A Mighty Girl | |
| 323 | The Myth of You and Me: A Novel | Leah Stewart | Nina Badzin |
| 324 | The Name Jar | Yangsook Choi. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 325 | The One and Only Ivan | Read Brightly | |
| 326 | The Outsiders | S.E. Hinton | About Great Books |
| 327 | The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap | Paulette Mahurin | Goodreads |
| 328 | The Persian Pickle Club | Sandra Dallas | Goodreads |
| 329 | The Phantom Tollbooth | Norton Juster | Hello Giggles |
| 330 | The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate | A Mighty Girl | |
| 331 | The Question of Miracles | A Mighty Girl | |
| 332 | The Recess Queen | The Measured Mom | |
| 333 | The Robber Bride | Margaret Atwood | Goodreads |
| 334 | The Same Sweet Girls | Cassandra King | Goodreads |
| 335 | The Saving Graces | Patricia Gaffney | Goodreads |
| 336 | The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults | Elizabeth Laugeson and John Elder Robison | About Great Books |
| 337 | The Secret Life of Bees | Sue Monk Kidd | Goodreads |
| 338 | The Secret Mothers’ Club | Penguin | |
| 339 | The Sense of an Ending | Julian Barnes | BuzzFeed |
| 340 | The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens | A Mighty Girl | |
| 341 | The Silent Wife | Kerry Fisher | Stylist |
| 342 | The Social Success Workbook for Teens | A Mighty Girl | |
| 343 | The Sookie Stackhouse Series | Charlaine Harris | Stylist |
| 344 | The Stephanie Plum series | Janet Evanovich | Stylist |
| 345 | The Story of Fish and Snail | The Measured Mom | |
| 346 | The Story of My Life | Helen Keller | Goodreads |
| 347 | The Summer List | Amy Mason Doan | Goodreads |
| 348 | The Teen Girl’s Survival Guide: Ten Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, and Coping with Social Stress | A Mighty Girl | |
| 349 | The Thirteenth Tale | Diane Setterfield | Goodreads |
| 350 | The Thorn Birds | Colleen McCullough | Goodreads |
| 351 | The Way Back Home | PBS | |
| 352 | The Way of the Ninja | The Measured Mom | |
| 353 | The Wednesday Sisters | Meg Waite Clayton | Goodreads |
| 354 | The Women’s Room | Marilyn French | Goodreads |
| 355 | The Year of Magical Thinking | Joan Didion | BuzzFeed |
| 356 | The Year of Pleasures | Elizabeth Berg | Goodreads |
| 357 | The Year of the Baby | Colours Of Us | |
| 358 | The Year of the Book | Colours Of Us | |
| 359 | The Year of the Dog | Read Brightly | |
| 360 | The Year of the Fortune Cookie | Colours Of Us | |
| 361 | The Year of the Three Sisters | Colours Of Us | |
| 362 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston | BuzzFeed |
| 363 | This Charming Man | Marian Keyes | Stylist |
| 364 | Those Pesky Rabbits | Ciara Flood | Childhood 101 |
| 365 | Those Shoes | Maribeth Boelts and Noah Z. Jones. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 366 | Tiger and Badger | Emily Jenkins | Childhood 101 |
| 367 | Tomas Loves…: A Rhyming Book about Fun, Friendship | Jude Welton | About Great Books |
| 368 | Tru and Nelle | A Mighty Girl | |
| 369 | True Blend | Joanne DeMaio | Goodreads |
| 370 | True Colors | Kristin Hannah | Goodreads |
| 371 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | About Great Books |
| 372 | Turtles All The Way Down | A Mighty Girl | |
| 373 | Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street, #5) | Debbie Macomber | Goodreads |
| 374 | Under A Painted Sky | A Mighty Girl | |
| 375 | Uni the Unicorn | A Mighty Girl | |
| 376 | Valley of the Dolls | Jacqueline Susann | Goodreads |
| 377 | Vera’s New School | Vera Rosenberry. | Delightful Childrens Books |
| 378 | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Shirley Jackson | Bustle |
| 379 | We’re Amazing 1, 2, 3 | A Mighty Girl | |
| 380 | Weathercock | Glen Duncan | Five Books |
| 381 | What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty | Goodreads |
| 382 | What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love | Carole Radziwill | About Great Books |
| 383 | When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal with Friends Who Betray, Abandon, or Wound You | Jan Yager | About Great Books |
| 384 | Where Are You Going? To See My Friend | Eric Carle | The Big To Do List |
| 385 | Where the Heart Is | Billie Letts | Goodreads |
| 386 | Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? | Lorrie Moore | Five Books |
| 387 | Whole Latte Life | Joanne DeMaio | Goodreads |
| 388 | Wiggle-Dee-Dee: A Story About Friendship | Ellen S. Cromwell | About Great Books |
| 389 | Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge | The Measured Mom | |
| 390 | Will Grayson Will Grayson | John Green | Betty |
| 391 | Willow Finds A Way | A Mighty Girl | |
| 392 | Windy and Whirly | The Measured Mom | |
| 393 | Winter Garden | Kristin Hannah | Goodreads |
| 394 | Without You | Geneviève Cote | The Big To Do List |
| 395 | Wolfie and Fly | A Mighty Girl | |
| 396 | You Will Be My Friend! | Pre-K Pages | |
22 Best Friendship Book Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| A Mighty Girl | 55 Mighty Girl Books About the Power of Friendship | A Mighty Girl |
| About Great Books | Top 50 Books About Friendship – About Great Books |
| Betty | 11 of the best YA books that are all about friendship – Betty – Betty.me |
| Bookriot | 2017’s Best Books About Female Friendships – Book Riot |
| Bookstr | 12 Books About Adult Friendship to Read with Your BFF | Bookstr |
| Bustle | 12 Books You Should Read With Your Best Friend – Bustle |
| BuzzFeed | 19 Books You Should Read With Your Closest Friends – BuzzFeed |
| Childhood 101 | The Very Best Picture Books About Friendship for Kids – Childhood101 |
| Colours Of Us | 18 Multicultural Children’s Books about friendship | Colours of Us |
| Delightful Childrens Books | 25 Children’s Books About Friendship | Delightful Children’s Books |
| Early Bird Books | 12 Books About Friendship in Adulthood – Early Bird Books |
| Five Books | The Best Books on Friendship | Five Books |
| Goodreads | Best Adult Female Friendship Books (549 books) – Goodreads |
| Hello Giggles | 9 books about friendship to help you celebrate National Best Friends … |
| Nina Badzin | 10 Great Books About Friendship – Nina Badzin |
| PBS | Children’s Books for Building Friendships – Adventures in Learning |
| Penguin | 8 books about female friendship – Penguin Books |
| Pre-K Pages | Books About Friendship and Kindness – Pre-K Pages |
| Read Brightly | 12 Books About Friendship for Middle Grade Readers | Brightly |
| Stylist | A list of best books about female friendship written by female authors … |
| The Big To Do List | How To Be A Good Friend: The Best Kids Books About Friendship … |
| The Measured Mom | A Giant List of Books about Friendship – The Measured Mom |
