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1) The hike
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Burned-out by both her marriage and work, Liz is desperate for an escape. More than that, she craves an adventure, a total reset. So, when she plans a vacation with her three best friends, she persuades them to spend four nights camping in the stunning mountains of Norway. Following a trail that climbs through lush valleys, towering peaks, and past jewel-blue lakes, Liz is sure that the hike is just what they need.
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"On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, thirty-five-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering - with a jolt of fear - that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered Cassie's world. Told in alternating perspectives...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she'd reunite her with the woman she fell in love with nearly eighty years ago, she didn't expect that would mean traveling to Key West with three tablespoons of Mrs. Nash's remains in her backpack. But Millie's determined to give her friend a symbolic happily ever after, before it's (really) too late-and hopefully reassure herself of love's lasting power in the...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"What would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the truth doesn't matter? As Lucy Chase's Texas hometown begins to tell versions of what happened and who Lucy is to a nationwide, true crime obsessed audience, at the bequest of her grandmother, she returns to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend's murder, even if she is the one that did it"--
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and it's love at first sight. Effervescent and insistently heterosexual, James soon invites Rachel to be his roommate and the two begin a friendship that changes the course of both their lives forever. Together, they run riot through the streets of Cork city, trying to maintain a bohemian existence while the threat of the financial crash looms before them. When Rachel falls in love...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Rica Baptista wants-no, needs-a pet. A llama, a kinkajou, or maybe an iguana? But Rica's parents say no almost faster than their mouths can open. The worst part is that Rica can't tell anyone the real reason she wants a pet, because she's not supposed to know-she overheard that her best friend, Laini, is moving away, and Rica worries about being left behind. But in the end, it might be an act of unselfish kindness and courage that shows that Rica...
7) I am stuck
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Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Publisher Annotation: A tender (and humorous!) look at the way tough emotions can make us feel stuck and how the presence of a good friend and a deep belly laugh can make it easier to get through stormy feelings.
8) No Brainer
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it's shuttered for good.
Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it.
But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a...
Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it.
But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a...
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"When four best friends with a hunger for human flesh attend a music festival in the desert they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify the girls and everyone like them. This summer is going to get gory."--Publisher's description
Three years ago, the melting of arctic permafrost released a pathogen of unknown origin into the atmosphere, causing a small percentage of people to undergo a transformation that became known as the Hollowing. Those...
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Series
Snail and Worm volume 4
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
©2023.
Description
"Follows best friends Snail and Worm through three more adventures."
Author
Publisher
Roxane Gay Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Jackie Newsome's best friend is dead, and everyone knows who killed her. Jackie is an ex-emotional eater and mother of four, who has finally lost the weight she long yearned to be free of. But leaving her old self behind proves harder than she ever imagined. She believes she should be happier, but misery still chases her, and motherhood threatens to consume her. Her only salve is Theresa, her best friend whose life she desperately covets. Their bond...
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Series
Gnome and Rat volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Best friends Gnome and Rat come up with an entirely new holiday, make an unexpected birthday wish, and try to jazz up their exercise routine.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Best friends Waffles and Mochi know that delicious food brings people together. So, when they start new jobs at a supermarket, they want to make a special treat for their coworkers. But what should it be? Their search for an answer will take them aroundthe world as they investigate ingredients, find flavors, and make new friends"--
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
In this much-anticipated follow-up to Suicide Notes, Jeff, who is now home from the psych hospital after a suicide attempt, returns to school, feeling stronger and more comfortable being his true self, but finds it hard to come back to an old life when he has a new perspective on it.
15) Gnome and Rat
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Series
Gnome and Rat volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Description
Best friends Gnome and Rat celebrate Hat Day, learn magic tricks, and find Gnome a new signature hat in their charming forest.
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Determined to prove her star chart wrong, Madhuri convinces her childhood best friend Arjun to take part in a relationship experiment, but when real feelings come to the surface, she must decide if charting her own destiny is worth breaking both their hearts.
17) Forever friends
Author
Series
Drag and Rex volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Best friends Drag and Rex could not be more different, but together they find joy and adventure in the simplest places.
19) Max and Moonbean
Author
Series
Max and Moonbean volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"It's the night before the big show-and-tell, and Max isn't sure what to bring. He's shy and worried that it will all go all wrong. But when a space creature named Moonbean crashes into his room, Max discovers all he needed was a friend to help him find his confidence. Heartfelt and whimsically illustrated, Max and Moonbean is an empowering picture book story about friendship, bravery, and daring to dream big from one of the best-selling picture book...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
©2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best...
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