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Porky And Bess

author: Weiss, Ellen
Despite their differences, Porky the messy pig and Bess the fussy cat are best friends and support each other in all their endeavors, from poetry writing to cake baking.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: best friends, friendship [X], pigs, cats, poetry [X], swine

A Time To Talk

author: Livingston, Myra Cohn
A collection of poems about friendship, by poets ranging from ancient China to the present.
808.81
year: 1992
copies: 5
call number/section: 808.81
lexile:
subjects: friendship [X], children's poetry, poetry [X]

I Like You, If You Like Me

author: Livingston, Myra Cohn
A collection of ninety poems about friendship by both contemporary and traditional poets, divided into nine sections reflecting the diversity of feelings and thoughts on the subject.
808.81
year: 1987
copies: 7
call number/section: 808.81
lexile:
subjects: friendship [X], children's poetry, poetry [X]

Meet Danitra Brown

author: Grimes, Nikki
A little girl introduces her best friend through a collection of thirteen poems.
811
year: 1997
copies: 78
call number/section: 811
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Rich

author: Grimes, Nikki
Free is excited about a local poetry contest because of its cash prize, but when he and Dyamonde befriend a classmate who is homeless and living in a shelter, they rethink what it means to be rich or poor.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 47
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520
subjects: homeless persons, friendship [X], poetry [X], african americans

Bella & Bean

author: Dotlich, Rebecca Kai
When Bean constantly distracts her while she tries to write, Bella finds her poems taking unexpected and silly twists, till she realizes she has written a wonderful poem about her best friend.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 460
subjects: poetry [X], best friends, friendship [X]

Sister Slam And The Poetic Motormouth Roadtrip

author: High, Linda Oatman
In this novel told in slam verse, best friends and aspiring poets Laura and Twig embark on a road trip after graduating from high school, from Pennsylvania to New York City, to compete at slam poetry events.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: poetry slams, best friends, friendship [X], poetry [X]

Weird? (me, Too!)

author: Holbrook, Sara
An illustrated collection of over forty poems by Sara Holbrook about friendship, with tips and suggestions to help the reader write his or her own poetry.
811
year: 2010
copies: 2
call number/section: 811
lexile:
subjects: friendship [X], american poetry, poetry [X]

Trust, Truth, And Ridiculous Goofs

author: Kalz, Jill
"Introduces basic poetry forms and terms through the use of original friendship-themed poems"--.
808.1
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: 808.1
lexile: 750
subjects: poetry [X], friendship [X]

The Life And Times Of Benny Alvarez

author: Johnson, Peter
As his English teacher focuses on poetry during the month of October, Benny faces down the smartest girl at school while also navigating his friendships and a difficult family life after his grandfather's multiple strokes.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: friendship [X], schools, families, poetry [X]

Rhyme Schemer

author: Holt, K. A
A novel in verse about Kevin's journey from bully to being bullied, as he learns about friendship, family, and his talent for poetry.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520
subjects: novels in verse, poetry [X], bullies, friendship [X], family life

The Way To Bea

author: Yeh, Kat
Recently estranged from her best friend and weeks away from shifting from only child to big sister, seventh grader Beatrix Lee consoles herself by writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding the poems, but one day she finds a reply--is it the librarian with all the answers, the editor of the school paper who admits to admiring her poetry, an old friend feeling remorse, or the boy obsessed with visiting the local labyrinth?.
FIC
year:
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640

A Pixie Piper And The Matter Of The Batter

author: Fisher, Annabelle
Pixie, her best friend, Gray, and new friends Rain and Pip spend a summer at Chuckling Goose Farm learning to master their magic and working with them and her goose, Destiny, to repel the evil Raveneece.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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How To Be A Lion

author: Vere, Ed
"When Leonard the lion and his friend Marianne, a duck, are confronted by a pack of lion bullies, they find a creative way to stand up for themselves"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
subjects: individuality, lion, ducks, bullies, friendship [X], poetry [X], bullying, picture books

Poetree

author: Reynolds, Shauna Lavoy
A shy girl celebrates winter's end by writing a poem to a tree and is surprised when the tree writes back.
FIC
year:
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580

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