The Care and Keeping of Friends
The Care and Keeping of Friends: is an American Girl publication focused on friendships, published in 1996. The book contains tips, advice, quizzes, and craft projects.
Contents
Making Friends
- Making the First Move
- Six Conversation Starters
- Choosing Carefully
- Quiz: How Do You Know Who's Right for You?
- Alone But Not Lonely
- Ten Things to Do By Yourself
Being a Friend
- About "Best" Friends
- Quiz: Famous Fictional Friends
- Alike But Different
- What's the Difference?
- Quiz: How Well Do You Know Each Other?
- Faraway Friends
- Five Ways to Stay Close
- Make a Smiles-Across-the-Miles Calendar
- Lending a Hand
- Six Ways to Show You Care
- Make a Feel-Better Yarn Doll
- Quiz: Step In or Stay Out?
Trouble!
- Fearsome Fights
- Seven Top Trouble Starters
- Quiz: Do You Know How to Fight Fair?
- Making It Better
- Eight Great Ice Breakers
- Six Tips for Talking It Out
- Make a Back-Together Bracelet
- Friends Forever? Not Always
- Quiz: Can This Friendship Be Saved?
- Looking Ahead
Celebrating Friendship
- Seven Ways to Beat the Boredom Blues
- Always Room for More!
- Make a Time Capsule
- Homemade Friendship Tokens
- Make a Pal Pen
- Make Buddy Bon-Bons
- "Puzzling" Invitations
- Fun and Games
- Serve Surprising Cupcakes
- A Friendship to Sing About
- Friendship File
Trivia
- The book was used in the plot of the stage musical Circle of Friends.
- Samantha Parkington and Nellie O'Malley are mentioned in the "Famous Fictional Friends" quiz, the only reference to any Historical Characters.