The New Girl
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: bullying, grandmothers, rules (philosophy), moving, household, best friends [X], fund raising, contests, middle school students, schools, murder, high school students, man-woman relationships, horror stories, homicide, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, north carolina, sisters [X], school stories, radio and television novels
Just Grace And The Terrible Tutu
Eight-year-old Grace is excited to learn that her best friend, Mimi, is going to become an older sister, but when both try to be "mother's helpers" for a family renting a house on their street, little Lily likes Grace best, causing Mimi to doubt herself and Grace to form a plan to fix things.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
Flower Feud
Del is sure her family's flower shop is floundering because of the new florist that opened across town, and when she learns the owner's son is Hamilton, the cute new boy in her class, Del vows to keep the family business afloat and get Hamilton to ask her to the dance.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: florists, sisters [X], family-owned business enterprises, friendship, proms, flower vending, best friends [X]
The Reluctant Flower Girl
Afraid of losing her best friend, a little girl does everything she can to stop her big sister's wedding.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 330
Zoe & Chloe
Best friends Zoe and Chloe need suitable dates for the Earthquake Ball--the ball of the year--and time is running out, while at the university, Zoe's older sister is in serious financial trouble and needs her help.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
Fourth-grade Fairy
When fairy-godmother-in-training Willow's wish to attend a human school comes true, she finds getting along with humans to be harder than she expected, but her newly-acquired magical talent makes it easy to collaborate with animals.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: fairies, school stories, sisters [X], best friends [X], friendship, schools, human-animal communication, animals
Like Mandarin
When shy, awkward fourteen-year-old Grace Carpenter is paired with the beautiful and wild Mandarin on a school project, an unlikely, explosive friendship begins, but all too soon, Grace discovers that Mandarin is a very troubled, even dangerous, girl.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
The Year Of The Beasts
Fifteen-year-old Tessa tries to be happy when her crush, Charlie, falls for her younger sister, Lulu, and it becomes easier after she begins a secret relationship with Jasper, a social outcast who lives next door to Tessa's best friend.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
Miss O & Friends
Saddled with "the meanest teacher in the whole school" and a suddenly distant older sister, fifth-grader Olivia--nicknamed Miss O--finds enjoyment playing soccer, baking fabulous desserts, and being with her best friends.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Penina Levine Is A Potato Pancake
When she finds her best friend is going to Aruba for vacation and her favorite teacher is taking a long leave of absence, sixth-grader Penina is not looking forward to Hanukkah with her little sister who is always stealing the spotlight.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
Lone Bean
Third grade starts off badly for eight-year-old Bean as she faces teasing from her two older sisters, learns that her former best friend wants nothing to do with her, and has to start taking music lessons.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Love And Other Foreign Words
Brilliant fifteen-year-old Josie has a knack for languages, but her sister's engagement has Josie grappling with the nature of true love, her feelings for her best friend Stu, and how anyone can be truly herself, or truly in love, in a social language that is not her own.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
This Side Of Home
Twins Nikki and Maya Younger always agreed on most things, but as they head into their senior year they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new--white--family that moves in after their best friend and her mother are evicted.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: twins, sisters [X], best friends [X], friendship, neighborhoods, portland (or.), urban renewal, dating (social customs), neighborhood
This Raging Light
Seventeen-year-old Lucille is struggling to get through each day, paying bills and looking after her little sister, Wren, while her father is institutionalized after a breakdown and her mother is "on vacation," but nothing else seems to matter when she is with Digby Jones, her best friend's twin brother.
FIC
year:
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: abandoned children, family life, sisters [X], responsibility, friendship, romance fiction, dysfunctional families, best friends [X], family problems, juvenile fiction / love & romance, juvenile fiction / family / siblings, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / family / parents, families, electronic books, electronic books
The (totally Not) Guaranteed Guide To Friends, Foes & Faux Friends
"Twelve-year-old Jessica Darling receives another cryptic list from her older sister, Bethany.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: junior high schools, schools, popularity, individuality, sleepovers, school stories, best friends [X], friendship, sisters [X], family life