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Best of Friends

A childhood story about friendship, loyalty, and the beauty of disabilities.

Fifth-grader Katie wants to be best friends with the new girl who seems to be good at everything. That means leaving behind her unpopular friend Esther and her intellectually-disabled neighbor, Louis.

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Katie Crawford is anxious to be best friends with Renee, the talented new girl who has just moved into town. Katie’s sure that everything will be more fun if Renee is there. But Renee doesn’t want to include Esther, Katie’s longtime friend, or Louis, who has an intellectual disability. Katie feels torn over making new friends and keeping her old ones.

Katie’s friendships are full of challenges and surprises. Not until Katie begins work at the Center does she understand enough about her friends to see their unique value.

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