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Paperback – Illustrated, May 1, 2018

John David Anderson

HarperCollins · Paperback · May 1, 2018

With multiple starred reviews, don't miss this humorous, poignant, and original contemporary story about bullying, broken friendships, social media, and the failures of communication between kids.

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Who it’s for
A funny, thoughtful look at how words shape friendships—and how easily communication goes sideways.
Genres
Bullying, Friendship, School Stories
Published
HarperCollins, May 1, 2018

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About this book

With multiple starred reviews, don't miss this humorous, poignant, and original contemporary story about bullying, broken friendships, social media, and the failures of communication between kids. From John David Anderson, author of the acclaimed Ms. Bixby’s Last Day. In middle school, words aren’t just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words can win you friends or make you enemies. They can come back to haunt you.

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Sometimes they can change things forever. When cell phones are banned at Branton Middle School, Frost and his friends Deedee, Wolf, and Bench come up with a new way to communicate: leaving sticky notes for each other all around the school. It catches on, and soon all the kids in school are leaving notes—though for every kind and friendly one, there is a cutting and cruel one as well. In the middle of this, a new girl named Rose arrives at school and sits at Frost’s lunch table. Rose is not like anyone else at Branton Middle School, and it’s clear that the close circle of friends Frost has made for himself won’t easily hold another. As the sticky-note war escalates, and the pressure to choose sides mounts, Frost soon realizes that after this year, nothing will ever be the same.

Words Between Friends

A funny, thoughtful look at how words shape friendships—and how easily communication goes sideways.

Come here for

  • The power of words to connect, sting, and change friendships
  • School drama with humor and a poignant edge

Expect

  • Sticky-note exchanges that turn kind and cruel
  • Middle-school tensions around bullying, belonging, and choosing sides

Where it sits

Bullying81%
Friendship71%
School Stories65%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Stepfamily Stories
  • School Stories
  • Growing Up
  • Friendship
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  • New Experiences
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Bullying
  • Stranger Safety
Authors
John David Anderson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 1, 2018
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Stepfamily Stories