When Friendship Followed Me Home

This was a sweet story of the power of friendship.  Ben lives with his adoptive mom.  He is an avid reader and bullied a lot at school.  Through his friend, the librarian at his local library, he not only meets a cute dog named Flip, who becomes his, but also Halley - a girl unlike anyone he has ever met before.  Their passion for books and reading cement a true, tight friendship.  They decide to write a fantastical story together that parallels their lives a bit.  But as they do that, their worlds change and they are both faced with some serious challenges.  This was a bit mature in content and occasional language.  I would not recommend it for anyone younger than 5th grade.  (FIC GRI)