BFF Trouble in Teen Fiction

Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin

• Pub Date: 2011
• Middle school interest
• See also in Children's Fic: Summer Vacation, Military 

The Battle of Darcy Lane by Tara Altebrando

• Pub Date: 2014
• Middle school interest
• See also in Children's Fic: Only Children 
• I wrote about it: Reading Summer

The Wonder of Us by Kim Culbertson

• Pub Date: 2017
• High School Interest
• Genre: Romance 
• Diversity: Indian-American characters 
• See also: Find Yourself through Travel 
• Two friends who have grown apart attempt to reconnect during a European trip.

Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker

• Pub Date: 2012
• High School Interest
• See also: Past & Present, On Vacation 
• Clementine's rift with her former best friend is slowly revealed in flashbacks.

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

• Pub Date: 2017
• High school interest 
• Diversity:  Asexual protagonist
• See also: Blogs/Social Media, Connecting with Books, Sisters
• Tash and her two BFFs navigate some drama as their lives experience some changes.

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

• Pub Date: 2015
• High school interest
• See also: Mother-Daughter Relationships, Beauty & Self Image
• Willowdean and her BFF Ellen clash when Willowdean enters a beauty pageant.

A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian

• Pub Date: 2008
• High school interest
• See also: Long Lost Parent, Mother-Daughter Relationship 
• Ruby's finds out that her BFF Beth has not been honest with her.

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

• Pub Date: 2014
• Middle and high school interest
• See also: To Do Lists 
• Emily's BFF Sloane disappears one day, and Emily is determined to find her and figure out what went wrong between them. 

How to Build a House by Dana Reinhardt

• Pub Date: 2008
• High school interest 
• See also: Divorce, Volunteerism, Past & Present 
• Harper and her BFF/stepsister have trouble when their parents get divorced.

The F--- It List by Julie Halpern

• Pub Date: 2013
• High school interest
• See also: To Do Lists 
• Becca has cancer, and her BFF Alex is helping her with her bucket list. 

The Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan Vivian

• Pub Date: 2016
• High school interest
• When their town floods and preps for evacuation, Keeley and her best friend handle the loss in different ways. 

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

• Pub Date: 2017
• High school interest
• See also: Medication/Therapy, Blogs/Social Media, Fandom
• Aza struggles with anxiety, which becomes a source of friction between her and her BFF.

Hole in the Middle by Kendra Fortmeyer

• Pub Date: 2018
• High school interest
• See also:  Artists, Self Image, Mother Daughter Relationship
• Morgan and her BFF Caroline clash over their future plans and other issues.

The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena

• Pub Date: 2019
• High school interest
• See also: Artists 
• Susan struggles to stay close to her best friend Alisha when she moves to Canada from Saudi Arabia.