Thats What Friends Do

A heartfelt and powerful debut novel for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and John David Anderson, Thats 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. Samantha Goldstein and David Fisher have been friends ever since they met on their towns 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. Lukes comments make Sammie feel uncomfortablebut all David sees is how easily Luke flirts with Sammie, and so David decides to finally make a move on the friend hes always had a crush on. 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. 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 whats been done to her. A Bank Street Children's Best Book of the Year An Indie Next List Pick