Research Guides: Bibliotherapy Books for Children and Young Adults: Friendship

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Additional Friendship Literature
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Access Denied

Access Denied by Denise Vega
Call Number: LT4070.V4865 A32 2009

ISBN: 9780316034487

Publication Date: 2009

Topics covered:
Interpersonal relations – Juvenile fiction.
Friendship – Juvenile fiction.
Blogs – Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools – Juvenile fiction.

Summary: In eighth grade, computer whiz Erin Swift learns a lot about friendship, relationships with boys, maturity, guilt, and forgiveness.

Luv Ya Bunches

Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle
Call Number: LT4070.M9955 L88 2009

ISBN: 9780810942110

Publication Date: 2009

Topics covered:
Friendship in adolescence – Juvenile fiction.
Middle school students – Juvenile fiction.

Summary: Four friends--each named after a flower--navigate the ups and downs of fifth grade. Told through text messages, blog posts, screenplay, and straight narrative.

Bone by Bone by Bone

Bone by Bone by Bone by Tony Johnston
Call Number: LT4070.J6478 B66 2007

ISBN: 9781596431133

Publication Date: 2007

Topics covered:
Racism – Juvenile fiction.
Race relations – Juvenile fiction.
Best friends – Juvenile fiction.
Friendship – Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons – Juvenile fiction.

Summary: In 1950s Tennessee, ten-year-old David's racist father refuses to let him associate with his best friend Malcolm, an African American boy.