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The Friendship War

By: Andrew Clements
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
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About this listen

 Stickers, Silly Bandz, Rainbow Looms, fidget spinners . . . buttons?! A brand-new school story about friendship and fads from the bestselling author of Frindle.

This is war. Okay--that's too dramatic.
But no matter what this is called, so far I'm winning.
And it feels wonderful.

Grace and Ellie have been best friends since second grade. Ellie's always right in the center of everything--and Grace is usually happy to be Ellie's sidekick. But what happens when everything changes? This time it's Grace who suddenly has everyone's attention when she accidentally starts a new fad at school. It's a fad that has first her class, then her grade, and then the entire school collecting and trading and even fighting over . . . buttons?! A fad that might also get her in major trouble and could even be the end of Grace and Ellie's friendship. Because Ellie's not used to being one-upped by anybody. There's only one thing for Grace to do. With the help of Hank--the biggest button collector in the sixth grade--she will have to figure out a way to end the fad once and for all. But once a fad starts, can it be stopped?

Andrew Clements, the beloved author of Frindle, returns with a deliciously entertaining and deeply satisfying story that will resonate with anyone who's ever been in a classroom . . . or been a kid. A fad is a tough thing to kill, but then again, so is a friendship.

"On-point."--Publishers Weekly

"A girl accidentally starts a school fad, causing a rift with her best friend, in this latest novel from
Clements. The funny, science-loving Grace is an endearing narrator--just the right person to document the strange but creative ways her classmates' button obsession flourishes. A fun, charming story about fads and the friendships that
outlast them."--Booklist



Praise for Andrew Clements!
"Clements is a genius." --The New York Times

"We have never read an Andrew Clements book that we haven't loved." --The Washington Post Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Friendship Funny

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Friendship War
A 2021-2022 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Program Nominated Title
"On-point." --Publishers Weekly
"A girl accidentally starts a school fad, causing a rift with her best friend, in this latest novel fromClements. The funny, science-loving Grace is an endearing narrator--just the right person to document the strange but creative ways her classmates' button obsession flourishes. A fun, charming story about fads and the friendships thatoutlast them." --Booklist

Praise for Andrew Clements's The Losers Club
"I LOVED this book. . . . Five stars." --Colby Sharp, teacher, blogger, and cofounder of the Nerdy Bookclub
"Refreshing and empowering." --Booklist
"Readers will instantly relate." --Publishers Weekly
"Another upbeat, modern school story sure to please fans and teachers." --Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Andrew Clements!

"Clements is a genius." --The New York Times
"We have never read an Andrew Clements book that we haven't loved." --The Washington Post
* "The master of the . . . feel-good school story." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred
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Great story line with an even better lesson within. Loved how relatable this was to my childhood.

overall excellent, would recommend

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