When Anna needs company, she turns to her books. Whether traveling through , or peering over , books provide what real life cannot—constant companionship and insight into her changing world. Books, however, can’t tell Anna how to find a true friend. She’ll have to discover that on her own. In the tradition of classics like Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books and Eleanor Estes’ , this novel subtly explores what it takes to make friends and what it means to be one.