Dear Libby Illustrated by Cozbi A. CabreraHow do we find lasting, trusting, and fulfilling friendships? Is it by being popular? Dazzling others with your genius? Looking for that ultimate BFF? Hiding all your imperfections and trying hard to fit in? Deep and enduring friendships are essential to our psychological and physical well being. Unfortunately, between bullying, social anxiety, peer pressure, and other issues, many teens feel isolated. In Dear Libby, trusted columnist Libby Kiszner
Amy writes
Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before
The dry plains of Namibia
An eye-opening look into the spaces that inspired him
When Tom can’t find a partner for a book-making assignment and finds Sam’s secret hole behind the children’s reference section
I’ve Seen the Future: Sascha Maurer’s Posters for the 1939 New York World’s Fair
fearsome warriors
“Athena’s cooking is as stylish as she is
There are no unicorns left
” Along the way there are family‑therapy camps
or is he about to learn the hard way
As Irina begins her confession with the help of a purgatorial chorus of grieving Russian ghosts
