18 books like Swim the Fly
It's Not Summer Without You
Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.
Shares: Summer, Vacations, Interpersonal relations, Bildungsromans
Cherry
In this honest, frank, and funny debut novel, four best friends make a pact during their senior year of high school to lose their virginities—and end up finding friendship, love, and self-discovery along the way.To be honest, the sex pact wasn’t always part of the plan.Layla started it. She announced it super casually to the rest of the girls between bites of frozen yogurt, as if it was just…
Shares: Dating, Best Friends, Bildungsromans, Friendship
Blood on the moon
As Faith Reynolds enters her freshman year of college, she is a complete and utter nervous wreck. With her best friend Derek suddenly pulling out the romance card and her dark, mysterious classmate staring her down at every turn, Faith somehow feels stuck in the middle without dating either one. And fortune may or may not be with her when a devilshly sexy stranger offers her a welcome escape.…
Shares: Students, Dating, Children's fiction
Breakfast Served Anytime
Spending the summer before her senior year at a camp for gifted and talented students, Gloria struggles with the recent loss of her grandmother while trying to meet new friends and make the best of her new circumstances.
Shares: Summer, High school students, Bildungsromans, Friendship
Fourth Grade Rats
A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.
Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they never, ever cry.
Suds knows that now that he's in fourth grade, he's supposed to be a rat. But whenever he tries to act like one, something goes wrong. Can Suds's friend Joey teach…
Shares: Students, Interpersonal relations, Friendship, Children's fiction
The Temptress four
Four best friends, one graduation cruise, a week of partying. Eight days of strife and storms . . .It's supposed to be the best eight days of their lives.Bonds will be broken... But when a fortune-teller predicts trouble the night before their trip, One of you will not come home...Fiona, Killian, Alma, and Yoli are left on edge, wondering what it could all mean. Gaby Triana gets right to the…
Shares: Best Friends, Bildungsromans, Friendship, Children's fiction
Farlig midsommar
A flood hits Moomin Valley and triggers a series of adventures for the Moomins.
Shares: Summer, Children's fiction
Whos That Ghoulfriend
The three ghoulfriends, Robecca Steam, Venus McFlytrap, and RochelleGoyle, are on the case to solve the mystery of the missing headmistress! First up is investigating the creeperiffic attic on the Monster High campus, where someone appears to have been hiding out amongst the lacy webs! Who is she, and what's her secret? The ghoulfriends soon find out and uncover a much bigger plot that puts the…
Shares: Best Friends, High school students, Humorous stories, Friendship
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Shares: Students, Humorous stories, Children's fiction
The war of Jenkins' ear
Toby Jenkins' friendship with an unusual new boy who claims to be Jesus makes life at boarding school somewhat more tolerable, even when conflict arises between the students and the boys from town.
Shares: Students, Interpersonal relations, Friendship, Children's fiction
The Summer I Turned Pretty
This book is fresh fun and exciting. 15 year Belly Conklin is enjoying another summer with the people that she loves in Cousins, a place she's been going to since she was a baby! The fishers, Aka Jerimiah and Conrad, are finally grown up, and Belly feels like she can fit in aswell. Belly would be turning 16 this year, as now she feels as if she can fit in with the boys. She thinks the summer will…
Shares: Summer, Interpersonal relations, Bildungsromans, Friendship
Last Vampire
Shares: Vacations, Children's fiction
The Third Wheel
Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves…
Shares: Best Friends, Humorous stories, Friendship, Children's fiction
Report to the Principal's Office
Four totally different kids have only one thing in common--they're all about to report to the principal's office.
Shares: Students, Friendship, Children's fiction
The battle of Zormla
The Empress of Zurm and others receive invitations to a battle from Zormla and his select squad of one-eyed teddy bears.
Shares: Students, Children's fiction
Killing Mr. Griffin
The plan was only to scare their English teacher...
They never actually intended to kill Mr. Griffin. But sometimes plans go wrong.
Shares: Students, High school students, Children's fiction
The distant summer
Set in England during world War II, this is the story of seventeen-year-old Kate who is courted by two young fliers - a sensitive, serious Englishman and a happy-go-lucky American.
Shares: Summer, Children's fiction
Night of the living zombie bugs
Now that they are Eagle Scouts, Speed Bump and Slingshot must summon the courage to face the zombie bugs infesting their forest.
Shares: Best Friends, Humorous stories, Friendship, Children's fiction