by Helen Craig (1985)
Susie worries that her friend Alfred does not love her enough, but she finds out just how much he does one day when she sees what seems to be a real dragon.
Lois Peterson
Life is hard enough for Tansy, but when Dad sends her to a wrinkled old babysitter named Miss Stella, Tansy, with the help of her best friend Parveen, gradually learns to manage all the changes in her life and make unexpected new friends in the process.
Carolee Brockmann
Feeling abandoned by her parents and her best friend, sixth grader Jenna worries that her severe stage fright will spoil her performance at a flute competition--until she gets to know a class misfit who is a good musician and an even better friend.
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A discontented rowan tree learns to appreciate its position more after being visited by a well-traveled bird, who tells it how unsuitable it would be to live anywhere else.
C.S. Adler
After her "always and forever friend" Meg moves away, Wendy discovers that finding another friend so special will not be easy.