Topic: Friendship

'Dad says I just haven't met my people yet. But I wondered, Who are my people?' Millie Von Trapp has always been too much. Talks too much. Fidgets too much. Daydreams too much. Maybe that's why she doesn't really have any friends. But when she discovers a theatre club called Stage Stars, all that...

Lisa and Elliot have been best friends since the day they met as children. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart, and Lisa is struggling. Her marriage is floundering, her teenage kids are being secretive, and she's so tired she can't think straight. So when Elliot knocks on the door,...

"A middle-grade graphic novel about two best friends who want to be comedians and start a podcast"--

When Weston Babansky receives an extravagant engagement present from his best friend (and old flame) Jillian Frisk, he doesn't quite know what to make of it - or how to get it past his fiancée. Especially as it's a massive, handmade, intensely personal sculpture that they'd have to live with fore...

"Wren is a Wild Child who has been brought up on the mountain by Old Man, learning everything he knows from nature - while Hannah has always lived in the city. When their paths collide, a secret friendship brings a family full circle, linking the past to the present and the old with the new. Star...

It is the summer of 1995 at Rocky Barrens University, hidden amidst the pine trees and starry skies of Northern Ontario. Aurelle Taylor, daughter of a world-famous fashion designer becomes the closest friend of burgeoning painter Diana Martin; they have bonded over a mutual desire to escape their...

When Starla first sees the scrawny bird wandering around, she just knows they're destined for each other. Her dad says, "If you can catch it, you can keep it," and Starla Jean is not one to back down from a challenge.

Summer has always loved horses, and she's longed for the day when she'd be able to ride a pony of her own. So when Summer meets Jessie and gets a chance to visit the Starlight Stables, she leaps at the chance. Helping out at the stables is a dream come true, until her favourite dapple-grey pony, ...

Childhood friends and cousins Leo and Alice had imagined their whole lives playing out on their beloved Devon beach. But one night, sitting on the sand beneath the stars, Alice tells Leo a secret that must never be shared, then packs her bag and flees. Leo is left to build his own life. But he is...

Set against the backdrop of World War II, a sweeping, atmospheric novel of sacrifice, ambition, and commitment, and the secrets we keep from the ones we love It's 1927 when Alec and June meet as children in a tranquil English village. Alec, an orphan, anchors himself in the night sky and longs f...

Autumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer. So when...

The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change. Set in the small coastal town of Stavanger, Northern Europe in the summer of 1969. In a last-ditch attempt to strike oil, Phil...

"Zoe Phillips is finally getting the hang of life at Bright Field Stables. She's ready to enjoy some downtime with her family, her best friends, and her horse, Raven. But then, Zoe, Becky, and Jade notice some strange things happening at the new steeplechase racetrack that has the whole town abuz...

Stella and her mother-in-law Margie are two very different women. Stella is kind, compassionate and just a little chaotic. Margie is prickly, demanding and a stickler for convention. Stella has exciting dreams for the future. Margie has only bitter memories of the past. When Margie needs help rec...

Hi! I'm Stella and yes, I'll admit it. I sprayed the class guinea pig with fire extinguisher foam (who knew those things actually worked?). Now I've been forced to enter the school talent show as punishment. You know who usually wins? My arch rival, Ricky-Lee Ventura, who has the voice of an ange...

Kat's got all the ingredients to go all the way. But she fails her exams... on purpose... to avoid the pressure of the top classes. She kills it in soccer, but never trials for the rep teams. Shes happy to fly under the radar, unlike her oh-so-perfect Wonder Brother. But this year things are shif...

"Caught! Cassie finds herself in deep trouble with the police, after her journey down the rabbit hole of trying to find Amy puts her on legally shaky ground. She enlists the help of her whole friend group (and an unwilling Scott) to clear her name, and the friendly officer Sherman faces a tough c...

Beth has never stuck at anything. She's quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember. Its not that she hasn't TRIED to grow up; it's just that the only commitment she's held down so far is Friday drinks at the village pub. Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes. An unspeakab...

"Once upon a time, when her dad married Sages mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it. Sage didnt have Daisy's smarts, she had to go back a grade to enroll in the fancy rich-kid sch...