Making Friends #[nn]

Kristen Gudsnuk's Making Friends is a charming middle-grade graphic novel that wears its heart right on its cover — a warm group hug between three girls with colorful hair (black, pink, and long dark waves) while a pink-haired boy looks on with a grin nearby, all bathed in soft pastel tones that perfectly capture the bittersweet excitement of new social territory. The expressive, loose artwork by Gudsnuk immediately signals a story steeped in the anxious, hopeful energy of navigating friendships. Published by Scholastic in 2018, this is an inviting read for anyone who's ever felt the pull between old connections and new ones.