ISBN: 0062888951 9780062888952

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age

Page count: 352

<p>A heartfelt and powerful debut novel for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and John David Anderson, That’s What Friends Do is a book for anyone learning how to have the hard conversations about feelings, boundaries, and what it means to be a true friend. </p><p>Samantha Goldstein and David Fisher have been friends ever since they met on their town’s Little League baseball team. But when a new kid named Luke starts hanging out with them, what was a comfortable pair becomes an awkward trio.</p><p>Luke’s comments make Sammie feel uncomfortable—but all David sees is how easily Luke flirts with Sammie, and so David decides to finally make a move on the friend he’s always had a crush on.</p><p>Soon things go all wrong and too far, and Sammie and David are both left feeling hurt, confused, and unsure of themselves, without anyone to talk to about what happened.</p><p>As rumors start flying around the school, David must try to make things right (if he can) and Sammie must learn to speak up about what’s been done to her.</p><p>A Bank Street Children's Best Book of the Year</p><p>An Indie Next List Pick</p>