#Friendship

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

Young Adult Fiction & Literature

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

In a Dark, Dark Wood

by Ruth Ware

My Best Friend's Exorcism

by Grady Hendrix

Horror

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty

Three women — Madeline, Celeste, and Jane — become friends at their children's school orientation in a picturesque Australian seaside town. But beneath the surface of school fundraisers and playground politics, dark secrets fester, building toward a catastrophic trivia night.

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt

Tova Sullivan, a widow in her seventies, works the night shift cleaning the Sowell Bay Aquarium in Washington State, still grieving the son who vanished at sea thirty years ago. Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus with a low opinion of humans, notices far more than anyone realizes. When a drifter named Cameron arrives in town looking for his father, the octopus starts connecting the pieces.

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

Amir, a well-off boy in Kabul, betrays his loyal friend Hassan during a kite-fighting tournament, setting off decades of guilt. Years later, now living in America, he returns to a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to make amends. A devastating story of friendship, betrayal, and the possibility of redemption.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

Young Adult Fiction & Literature

Through a series of letters to an anonymous friend, introverted freshman Charlie navigates the complexities of high school — first love, loss, friendship, and the struggle to participate in life rather than just observe it. A coming-of-age story that captures the intensity of adolescence.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

Sam Masur and Sadie Green meet as children in a hospital gaming room and bond over video games. Years later, they reunite and create a groundbreaking video game together, launching them into fame. But as the game world evolves, so does their complicated relationship in this sweeping novel about creativity, love, and identity.

In a Dark, Dark Wood

by Ruth Ware

Reclusive writer Leonora is reluctantly dragged to a hen party weekend in a remote glass house in the English countryside. Old friendships, buried secrets, and too much alcohol set the stage for a night that ends with someone in the hospital and someone else dead.

My Best Friend's Exorcism

by Grady Hendrix