FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS

by Arnold Lobel
These tales of an amphibian pair show what friends are for: to help find lost buttons, control cookie cravings and even learn the value of being alone. HarperCollins;
ages four to eight.
FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

by Katherine Paterson
The pain of loss interrupts a deepening friendship between a fast-running tomboy and the boy next door. HarperTrophy; ages nine to 12.
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

HARRIET THE SPY

by Louise Fitzhugh
It's amusing to spy on your pals--until they read what you've written about them in your secret notebook. HarperTrophy; ages nine to 12.
HARRIET THE SPY

JENNIFER, HECATE, MACBETH, WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND ME, ELIZABETH

by E. L. Konigsburg
Is Jennifer really a witch? The new girl in town learns that all is not what it seems after getting to know the class loner. Yearling; ages nine to 12.
JENNIFER, HECATE, MACBETH, WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND ME, ELIZABETH

THE SECRET GARDEN

by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Outside a gloomy manor, a sullen orphan and her sickly cousin tend a hidden garden and an unlikely friendship. HarperCollins; ages nine to 12.
THE SECRET GARDEN

THE WHIPPING BOY

by Sid Fleischman
Spoiled Prince Brat has never been punished; that's what his whipping boy is for. But when the two switch places, they learn the meaning of friendship. William Morrow;
ages nine to 12.
THE WHIPPING BOY