True Blue Friend by Roy DeMauro [--------------------------------------------]

True Blue Friend is my disease. My True Blue Friend showed me a good time, took me to a lot of great places, gave me the strength I needed to communicate with people without fear. But did he? No, my True Blue Friend lied to me. Had me believing I couldn't do anything without him. It was so hard to escape from his grasp, but once I did, I realized he wasn't my friend, he was my greatest enemy. His goal was to see me suffer and die. My goal is to not let him succeed. My higher power pulled me from the gates of hell to show me a new way of life and has never left my side. My higher power gave me the strength to tell my story to help other people. My story is honest, sad, real life events with no desire to go back to what I was. It also tells the joys and happiness I have been blessed with. The high I was chasing all those years with the help of my True Blue Friend, I found without him right here in recovery helping others.

Discover what it means to be a true blue friend in this 8x8 storybook that’s inspired by all of your favorite Crayola colors! Friendships come in all shapes, sizes, and colors! What kind of friend are you? Are you a true blue loyal friend? Are you as kind and sweet as a plum? Are you a razzle dazzle rose supportive friend? No matter what life brings, you can always brighten someone’s world by being a good friend! © 2019 Crayola, Easton, PA 18044-0431. Crayola Oval Logo is a registered trademark of Crayola used under license.

The darker side of a friendship is portrayed by Jess, a seventeen-year-old who struggles to find the moral courage to remain loyal to her best friend Casey who has been accused of murdering an eight year old girl at summer camp. The town becomes a media circus and the pressures far too great for Jess to cope.

Discover what it means to be a true blue friend in this 8x8 storybook that’s inspired by all of your favorite Crayola colors! Friendships come in all shapes, sizes, and colors! What kind of friend are you? Are you a true blue loyal friend? Are you as kind and sweet as a plum? Are you a razzle dazzle rose supportive friend? No matter what life brings, you can always brighten someone’s world by being a good friend! © 2019 Crayola, Easton, PA 18044-0431. Crayola Oval Logo is a registered trademark of Crayola used under license.

Dory, a highly imaginative youngest child, makes a new friend at school but her brother and sister are sure Rosabelle is imaginary, just like all of Dory's other friends.

Molly hates being the new kid. Chrys hates being the weird kid. Both have secrets. Molly’s is at home; Chrys’s is under the ratty trench coat he wears to school every day. But when Molly realizes that she and Chrys would make a winning team for the science competition, an unlikely friendship develops, encouraging both to reveal their true colors.

Lulu Atlantis has a big problem: her new baby brother, Sam. With him in the picture, Mother certainly doesn’t need her around. Luckily, she has her best friend, Harry, a top-hat-wearing daddy longlegs spider to turn to. Over the course of four enchanting chapters, the two friends rescue a skunk stuck in a yogurt pot, encounter gangster bakers, seek out the Secret Ingredient to make Sam’s oatmeal edible, and contend with a monster (not to mention an evil cat named Princess Fancy). Through it all, Harry stands by Lulu Atlantis, his one and only True Blue Love, as she searches–quests!–for some True Blue Love of her own. With irresistible black-and-white chapter-opening art, plus an imaginative story with a classic feel, this is the perfect choice for young middle-grade readers.

This book teaches young children the value of keeping their word and the distinction between popularity and friendship. This can be a helpful resource for parents to have these types of discussions with their children.

Come along for the fun as a pair of bluebirds take to the sky for a daring adventure. Let your heart be touched as they gain a new understanding of their friendship and find out what it means to become "True Blue Friends." This 32 page (8.5 x 11) full color book is the perfect feel-good bedtime story. Children and adults alike will enjoy the charming characters that will make them laugh, and remind us all about the trials and joys of young friendship. Also includes the "I Am a True Blue Friend" poem, and a picture of the cover in black & white for children to color. Ages 5-8.