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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.

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Top 24 Friendship Books



24 .) A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and Erin Stead.

A Sick Day for Amos McGeeLists 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.

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23 .) Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart

BeachesLists 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.

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22 .) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodLists 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.

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21 .) Friendship by Emily Gould

FriendshipLists 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.

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20 .) Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobe

Frog and Toad Are FriendsLists 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),

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19 .) George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends by James Marshall.

George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best FriendsLists 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.

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18 .) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneLists 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.

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17 .) How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by Jane Yolen

How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends?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.

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16 .) Just As Long As We’re Together by Judy Blume

Just As Long As We’re TogetherLists 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?.

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15 .) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little WomenLists 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.

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14 .) My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant FriendLists 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.

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13 .) Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry

Stick and StoneLists 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.

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12 .) Sula by Toni Morrison

SulaLists 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.

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11 .) The Girls from Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe

The Girls from Corona del MarLists 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.

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10 .) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsLists 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.

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9 .) Toot & Puddle: You Are My Sunshine by Holly Hobbie.

Toot & Puddle: You Are My SunshineLists 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.

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8 .) You Are Friendly by Todd Snow and Melodee Strong.

You Are FriendlyLists It Appears On:

  • Colours Of Us
  • Delightful Childrens Books
  • Pre-K Pages

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7 .) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid SunsLists 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.

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6 .) Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

Enemy PieLists 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.

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5 .) Holes by Louis Sachar

HolesLists 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.

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4 .) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck ClubLists 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…

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3 .) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The InterestingsLists 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,

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2 .) The Group by Mary McCarthy

The GroupLists 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.

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1 .) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

The Giving TreeLists 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.

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The 350+ Additional Best Books About Friendship Of All-Time



#BooksAuthorsLists
(Books Appear On 2 List Each)
25A Little LifeHanya YanagiharaBookstr
Early Bird Books
26Angry Housewives Eating Bon BonsLorna LandvikGoodreads
Read Brightly
27Anne of Green GablesL.M. MontgomeryBetty
Goodreads
28Best Friends for FrancesRussell Hoban.
Delightful Childrens Books
The Measured Mom
29Bob and OttoPre-K Pages
The Measured Mom
30Code Name VerityElizabeth Wein
About Great Books
Betty
31Everything is IlluminatedJonathan Safran FoerBustle
BuzzFeed
32Farfallina and MarcelA Mighty Girl
The Measured Mom
33Female FriendsFay WeldonBookstr
Early Bird Books
34Four Feet, Two SandalsA Mighty Girl
Colours Of Us
35Hot FlashesBarbara RaskinBookstr
Early Bird Books
36How to be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping ThemLaurene Brown.
Delightful Childrens Books
The Measured Mom
37How to make an American QuiltWhitney OttoGoodreads
Stylist
38Hunter’s Best Friend at SchoolLaura Elliott.
Delightful Childrens Books
The Measured Mom
39ItStephen KingBuzzFeed
Goodreads
40Jane and PrudenceBarbara PymBookstr
Early Bird Books
41Leonardo, the Terrible MonsterPBS
The Measured Mom
42Lost and FoundOliver JeffersChildhood 101
The Measured Mom
43Margaret and MargaritaA Mighty Girl
Colours Of Us
44My Friend RabbitEric Rohmann
About Great Books
The Measured Mom
45Now You KnowSusan KellyBookstr
Early Bird Books
46Small ChangesMarge PiercyBookstr
Early Bird Books
47Summer FriendsHolly ChamberlinBookstr
Early Bird Books
48Summer SistersJudy Blume
About Great Books
Goodreads
49TalkLinda RosenkrantzBookstr
Early Bird Books
50The Best Friends BookTodd Parr.Colours Of Us
Delightful Childrens Books
51The First Wives ClubOlivia GoldsmithGoodreads
Stylist
52The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyMary Ann ShafferGoodreads
Stylist
53The HelpKathryn Stockett
About Great Books
Goodreads
54The Other SideA Mighty Girl
Colours Of Us
55The Perks of Being A WallflowerStephen ChboskyBetty
Bustle
56The Rainbow FishMarcus Pfister
About Great Books
PBS
57The Sandwich SwapA Mighty Girl
Colours Of Us
58The Selfish CrocodilePBS
The Measured Mom
59The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-EatEdward Kelsey MooreGoodreads
Read Brightly
60Truth & Beauty: A FriendshipAnn PatchettGoodreads
Nina Badzin
61WonderR.J. Palacio
About Great Books
Read Brightly
62Yo! Yes?Chris Raschka
The Big To Do List
The Measured Mom
63You Shall Know Our Velocity!Dave EggersBustle
BuzzFeed
(Books Appear On 1 List Each)
64…And Ladies of the ClubHelen Hooven SantmyerGoodreads
6511 BirthdaysRead Brightly
66A Friend For MoleNancy Armo
The Big To Do List
67A Good Yarn (Blossom Street, #2)Debbie MacomberGoodreads
68A Little Book About FriendshipSamantha Kurtzman-Counter
About Great Books
69A Porcupine Named Fluffy
The Measured Mom
70A Rainbow of FriendsColours Of Us
71A Separate PeaceJohn KnowlesNina Badzin
72A Single Thread (Cobbled Court Quilts, #1)Marie BostwickGoodreads
73
A Smart Girl’s Guide to Friendship Troubles
A Mighty Girl
74
A Smart Girl’s Guide: Drama, Rumors, & Secrets
A Mighty Girl
75A Visit from the Goon SquadJennifer EganBuzzFeed
76A Year on Ladybug Farm (Ladybug Farm #1)Donna BallGoodreads
77All Summer LongNew!A Mighty Girl
78Amos and Boris
The Measured Mom
79Amy and LouisLibby GleesonChildhood 101
80And The Mountains EchoedKhaled HosseiniBuzzFeed
81Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal SnoggingLouise RennisonBetty
82Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling FuneralKris RadishGoodreads
83Another BrooklynJacqueline WoodsonBookriot
84Armond Goes to a Party: A Book about Asperger’s and FriendshipNancy Carlson
About Great Books
85As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareGoodreads
86Astrid and VeronikaLinda OlssonGoodreads
87AwkwardA Mighty Girl
88Back on Blossom Street (Blossom Street, #4)Debbie MacomberGoodreads
89Bad Girl Creek (Bad Girl Creek #1)Jo-Ann MapsonGoodreads
90BarefootElin HilderbrandGoodreads
91Beach GirlsLuanne RiceGoodreads
92Bear Feels ScaredKarma Wilson
The Big To Do List
93Because of Winn-DixieKate DiCamillo
About Great Books
94Before EverythingVictoria RedelBookriot
95BelovedToni MorrisonGoodreads
96Best Best FriendsMargaret Chodos-Irvine
The Big To Do List
97Best Friends ForeverAmy Key (editor)Five Books
98Between SistersKristin HannahGoodreads
99Big Al,
The Measured Mom
100Big Dog and Little Dog,
The Measured Mom
101Big Little LiesLiane MoriartyGoodreads
102Blue Jeans and Coffee BeansJoanne DeMaioGoodreads
103BobNew!A Mighty Girl
104Boy + Bot
The Measured Mom
105Break in Case of EmergencyJessica WinterBookriot
106BreakawayA Mighty Girl
107Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)Stephenie MeyerGoodreads
108Breaking the Male Code: Unlocking the Power of FriendshipRobert Garfield
About Great Books
109Bridge to TerabithiaKatherine Paterson
About Great Books
110Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven (Elmwood Springs, #3)Fannie FlaggGoodreads
111Cat’s EyeMargaret AtwoodFive Books
112Charlotte’s WebE.B. White
About Great Books
113Chester’s WayKevin Henkes.
Delightful Childrens Books
114Circle of FriendsMaeve BinchyGoodreads
115Come Home Already!Jory JohnChildhood 101
116Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)Sophie KinsellaGoodreads
117CopygirlAnna MitchaelGoodreads
118CorduroyDon Freeman
About Great Books
119Cork & Fuzz: Best Friends,
The Measured Mom
120Counting by 7sRead Brightly
121CranfordElizabeth GaskellGoodreads
122Crazy Hair DayBarney Saltzberg.
Delightful Childrens Books
123Days With Frog and ToadArnold Lobel.
Delightful Childrens Books
124Dead Poets SocietyN.H. KleinbaumBuzzFeed
125DivergentVeronica Roth
About Great Books
126Do Unto Otters: A Book About MannersLaurie Keller.
Delightful Childrens Books
127Don QuixoteMiguel de CervantesBustle
128Duck, Duck, GoosePre-K Pages
129Each KindnessJacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis.
Delightful Childrens Books
130Eat Pray LoveElizabeth GilbertGoodreads
131El DeafoA Mighty Girl
132Eleanor & ParkRainbow RowellHello Giggles
133Everything EverythingNicola YoonBetty
134Everything I Know About LovePenguin
135Faith, Hope, and Ivy JuneA Mighty Girl
136Faking FriendsPenguin
137FangirlRainbow Rowell
About Great Books
138FeelingsAliki.
Delightful Childrens Books
139Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1)Kristin HannahGoodreads
140Forget Me NotA Mighty Girl
141Fox Makes Friends
The Measured Mom
142Freak the MightyRodman Philbrick
About Great Books
143Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeFannie FlaggGoodreads
144Friends Are the Best!PBS
145Friends to the End: The True Value of FriendshipBradley Trevor Greive
About Great Books
146FriendsHelme Heine.
Delightful Childrens Books
147FriendsRob Lewis.
Delightful Childrens Books
148Friends
The Measured Mom
149Friends,
The Measured Mom
150
Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them
A Mighty Girl
151FriendshapeAmy Krouse Rosenthal
The Big To Do List
152Friendship FactorAlan Loy Mcginnis
About Great Books
153Girls in White DressesJennifer CloseGoodreads
154Girls Like UsA Mighty Girl
155Growing Up with a Bucket Full of Happiness: Three Rules for a Happier LifeCarol McCloud and Penny Weber.
Delightful Childrens Books
156Harriet the SpyRead Brightly
157
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin
The Measured Mom
158Home FrontKristin HannahGoodreads
159Home Is Where My People Are: The Roads That Lead Us to Where We BelongSophie Hudson
About Great Books
160Horace and Morris but Mostly DoloresJames Howe.
Delightful Childrens Books
161House of LeavesMark Z. DanielewskiBuzzFeed
162How Full Is Your Bucket? for KidsTom Rath, Maurie J. Manning and Mary Reckmeyer.
Delightful Childrens Books
163How KindPre-K Pages
164How Should a Person BeSheila HetiHello Giggles
165How the Crayons Saved the RainbowMonica SweeneyChildhood 101
166How to Be a Friend: A Book about FriendshipMolly Wigand
About Great Books
167How to Grow a FriendColours Of Us
168How to Lose All Your FriendsPBS
169How to Make Friends as an Introvert: Discover Introvert-Friendly Ways to Meet New People, Improve Your Social Skills, and Make New FriendsNate Nicholson
About Great Books
170Hugs from Pearl
The Measured Mom
171I Can Share
The Measured Mom
172I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You ThisA Mighty Girl
173I Will Always Write BackA Mighty Girl
174I Will Surprise My Friend!
The Measured Mom
175If I StayGayle Forman
About Great Books
176In Jesse’s Shoes,
The Measured Mom
177In Twenty Years: A NovelAllison Winn ScotchNina Badzin
178Invincible SummerAlice AdamsBookriot
179Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?Mindy KalingBustle
180Jamaica and BriannaColours Of Us
181Jane EyreCharlotte BrontëGoodreads
182Juna’s JarA Mighty Girl
183Just My Friend and Me
The Measured Mom
184
Kat and Meg Conquer The World
A Mighty Girl
185Kindred Spirits, Forever Wacky FriendsSuzy Toronto
About Great Books
186
Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy
A Mighty Girl
187Leon and BobColours Of Us
188
Let’s Pretend We Never MetNew!
A Mighty Girl
189Letters for Scarlet: A NovelNina Badzin
190Liar & SpyRead Brightly
191Lies We Tell OurselvesA Mighty Girl
192Lily and DunkinA Mighty Girl
193Little Blue and Little YellowPBS
194Little Blue TruckPBS
195Living the DreamLauren BerryBookriot
196Llama llama & The Bully GoatAnna Dewdney
The Big To Do List
197
Lumberjanes, Volume 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
A Mighty Girl
198Maddi’s FridgeA Mighty Girl
199
Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel
A Mighty Girl
200Making Friends with Billy WongA Mighty Girl
201Me and YouGeneviève Cote
The Big To Do List
202Memoirs of a GeishaArthur GoldenGoodreads
203Molly and Mae: A Friendship JourneyDanny ParkerChildhood 101
204Moon Rabbit,
The Measured Mom
205Mrs. Katz and TushColours Of Us
206MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best FriendRachel Bertsche
About Great Books
207My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy, #3)Willa CatherGoodreads
208My friend AmyColours Of Us
209My Friend BearPBS
210My Friend Has Autism
The Measured Mom
211My Friend is SadPBS
212My Friend IsabelleA Mighty Girl
213My Friend JamalColours Of Us
214My Friend MaggieHannah E. HarrisonChildhood 101
215My Friend the Monster
The Measured Mom
216My FriendsPBS
217My Last Best FriendRead Brightly
218My Two BlanketsColours Of Us
219My Year of Epic RockA Mighty Girl
220Mysterious SkinScott HeimBuzzFeed
221Nerdy Birdy TweetsAaron ReynoldsChildhood 101
222NestA Mighty Girl
223Never Let Me GoKazuo IshiguroBuzzFeed
224Night RoadKristin HannahGoodreads
225Nina is not OKPenguin
226Ninth WardRead Brightly
227No EnglishColours Of Us
228Nobody’s Cuter than You: A Memoir about the Beauty of FriendshipMelanie Shankle
About Great Books
229Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck
About Great Books
230Ophelia and the Marvelous BoyA Mighty Girl
231Otis and the Tornado
The Measured Mom
232Out of My MindRead Brightly
233P.S. I Love YouCecelia AhernGoodreads
234Paper ChainsA Mighty Girl
235Patty Jane’s House of CurlLorna LandvikGoodreads
236Paulina and FranRachel B GlaserFive Books
237Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen ChboskyBuzzFeed
238Peyton PlaceGrace MetaliousGoodreads
239Pieces of HappinessPenguin
240Pink and SayColours Of Us
241Pink Tiara Cookies for ThreeMaria DismondyChildhood 101
242Poindexter Makes a Friend
The Measured Mom
243Poppleton and Friends
The Measured Mom
244Prayers for SaleSandra DallasGoodreads
245Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenGoodreads
246Raymie NightingaleA Mighty Girl
247Real FriendsA Mighty Girl
248RemixNon PrattBetty
249Roller GirlA Mighty Girl
250Ronia, the Robber’s DaughterA Mighty Girl
251Rose Under FireA Mighty Girl
252Ruby Lee and MeA Mighty Girl
253RulesCynthia Lord
About Great Books
254Saving CeeCee HoneycuttBeth HoffmanGoodreads
255
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend
The Measured Mom
256Share and Take Turns,
The Measured Mom
257Sharing TimeElizabeth Verdick and Marieka Heinlen.
Delightful Childrens Books
258Should I Share My Ice Cream?Mo Willems.
Delightful Childrens Books
259Sick Day for Amos McGeePre-K Pages
260Since You’ve Been Gone,Morgan MatsonBetty
261Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsAnn BrasharesNina Badzin
262Snow Flower and the Secret FanLisa SeeGoodreads
263Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)Emily GiffinGoodreads
264Spellbook of Lost and FoundPenguin
265Square 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
267Star ScoutsA Mighty Girl
268Strictly No ElephantsLisa MantchevChildhood 101
269Summer of the Gypsy MothsRead Brightly
270SummerlostA Mighty Girl
271Sweetwater CreekAnne Rivers SiddonsGoodreads
272Swing TimeZadie SmithBookriot
273Tales of Sex & Suburban LunacyHelen ArgiroGoodreads
274Talk Before SleepElizabeth BergGoodreads
275TallgrassSandra DallasGoodreads
276Tara RoadMaeve BinchyGoodreads
277Tell Me LiesJennifer CruiseStylist
278That’s What Friends Are For
The Measured Mom
279The 5 Love Languages Singles EditionGary D Chapman
About Great Books
280The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last ReunionFannie FlaggGoodreads
281The Almost Terrible PlaydateRichard TorreyChildhood 101
282
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel Box Set
A Mighty Girl
283The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)Barbara KingsolverGoodreads
284The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakBuzzFeed
285The Bridesmaid Guide: Modern Advice on Etiquette, Parties, and Being FabulousKate Chynoweth and Neryl Walker
About Great Books
286The Bridget Jones seriesHelen FieldingStylist
287The Burning GirlClaire MessudBookriot
288The Color PurpleAlice WalkerGoodreads
289The Crayon Box That TalkedShane Derolf
About Great Books
290The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily PonderRebecca WellsGoodreads
291The Enchanted AprilElizabeth von ArnimGoodreads
292The entire Harry Potter series,J.K. RowlingHello Giggles
293The Fairiest FairyA Mighty Girl
294The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green
About Great Books
295The Friday Night Knitting Club (Friday Night Knitting Club, #1)Kate JacobsGoodreads
296The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women’s True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away editedJenny Ofill and Elissa SchappellNina Badzin
297The Friendship TestPenguin
298The Gift of Nothing,
The Measured Mom
299The Girl and the BicycleA Mighty Girl
300The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)Stieg LarssonGoodreads
301The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year FriendshipJeffrey ZaslowGoodreads
302The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret AtwoodGoodreads
303The Heart is a Lonely HunterCarson McCullersBuzzFeed
304The Hundred Secret SensesAmy TanGoodreads
305The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
About Great Books
306The Invention of WingsSue Monk KiddGoodreads
307The Jane Austen Book ClubKaren Joy FowlerGoodreads
308
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand up for Others
The Measured Mom
309The Kind of Beauty That Has Nowhere to GoElisa Gabbert and Kathleen RooneyBustle
310The Kindness QuiltPre-K Pages
311The Kitchen God’s WifeAmy TanGoodreads
312The Kitchen HouseKathleen GrissomGoodreads
313The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini
About Great Books
314The Knitting CircleAnn HoodGoodreads
315The Last SummerAnn BrasharesGoodreads
316The Lemonade ClubA Mighty Girl
317The Lightning ThiefRick Riordan
About Great Books
318The Lion and the MousePre-K Pages
319The Love Goddess’ Cooking SchoolMelissa SenateGoodreads
320The Lying GameRuth WareBookriot
321
The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlNew!
A Mighty Girl
322
The Museum of Intangible Things
A Mighty Girl
323The Myth of You and Me: A NovelLeah StewartNina Badzin
324The Name JarYangsook Choi.
Delightful Childrens Books
325The One and Only IvanRead Brightly
326The OutsidersS.E. Hinton
About Great Books
327The Persecution of Mildred DunlapPaulette MahurinGoodreads
328The Persian Pickle ClubSandra DallasGoodreads
329The Phantom TollboothNorton JusterHello Giggles
330
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate
A Mighty Girl
331The Question of MiraclesA Mighty Girl
332The Recess Queen
The Measured Mom
333The Robber BrideMargaret AtwoodGoodreads
334The Same Sweet GirlsCassandra KingGoodreads
335The Saving GracesPatricia GaffneyGoodreads
336The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young AdultsElizabeth Laugeson and John Elder Robison
About Great Books
337The Secret Life of BeesSue Monk KiddGoodreads
338The Secret Mothers’ ClubPenguin
339The Sense of an EndingJulian BarnesBuzzFeed
340
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens
A Mighty Girl
341The Silent WifeKerry FisherStylist
342
The Social Success Workbook for Teens
A Mighty Girl
343The Sookie Stackhouse SeriesCharlaine HarrisStylist
344The Stephanie Plum seriesJanet EvanovichStylist
345The Story of Fish and Snail
The Measured Mom
346The Story of My LifeHelen KellerGoodreads
347The Summer ListAmy Mason DoanGoodreads
348
The Teen Girl’s Survival Guide: Ten Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, and Coping with Social Stress
A Mighty Girl
349The Thirteenth TaleDiane SetterfieldGoodreads
350The Thorn BirdsColleen McCulloughGoodreads
351The Way Back HomePBS
352The Way of the Ninja
The Measured Mom
353The Wednesday SistersMeg Waite ClaytonGoodreads
354The Women’s RoomMarilyn FrenchGoodreads
355The Year of Magical ThinkingJoan DidionBuzzFeed
356The Year of PleasuresElizabeth BergGoodreads
357The Year of the BabyColours Of Us
358The Year of the BookColours Of Us
359The Year of the DogRead Brightly
360The Year of the Fortune CookieColours Of Us
361The Year of the Three SistersColours Of Us
362Their Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale HurstonBuzzFeed
363This Charming ManMarian KeyesStylist
364Those Pesky RabbitsCiara FloodChildhood 101
365Those ShoesMaribeth Boelts and Noah Z. Jones.
Delightful Childrens Books
366Tiger and BadgerEmily JenkinsChildhood 101
367Tomas Loves…: A Rhyming Book about Fun, FriendshipJude Welton
About Great Books
368Tru and NelleA Mighty Girl
369True BlendJoanne DeMaioGoodreads
370True ColorsKristin HannahGoodreads
371Tuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom
About Great Books
372Turtles All The Way DownA Mighty Girl
373Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street, #5)Debbie MacomberGoodreads
374Under A Painted SkyA Mighty Girl
375Uni the UnicornA Mighty Girl
376Valley of the DollsJacqueline SusannGoodreads
377Vera’s New SchoolVera Rosenberry.
Delightful Childrens Books
378We Have Always Lived in the CastleShirley JacksonBustle
379We’re Amazing 1, 2, 3A Mighty Girl
380WeathercockGlen DuncanFive Books
381What Alice ForgotLiane MoriartyGoodreads
382What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and LoveCarole Radziwill
About Great Books
383When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal with Friends Who Betray, Abandon, or Wound YouJan Yager
About Great Books
384Where Are You Going? To See My FriendEric Carle
The Big To Do List
385Where the Heart IsBillie LettsGoodreads
386Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?Lorrie MooreFive Books
387Whole Latte LifeJoanne DeMaioGoodreads
388Wiggle-Dee-Dee: A Story About FriendshipEllen S. Cromwell
About Great Books
389
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
The Measured Mom
390Will Grayson Will GraysonJohn GreenBetty
391Willow Finds A WayA Mighty Girl
392Windy and Whirly
The Measured Mom
393Winter GardenKristin HannahGoodreads
394Without YouGeneviève Cote
The Big To Do List
395Wolfie and FlyA Mighty Girl
396You Will Be My Friend!Pre-K Pages


22 Best Friendship Book Sources/Lists



SourceArticle
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