“Want A Friend? Be A Friend!,” For the Strength of Youth, Sept. 2023. Want a Friend? Be a Friend! By Stephanie Jensen; illustrations by Chris Jones “Joe’s moving!” “I’m sorry to hear that, honey.” “What am I going to do? He’s basically my only friend!” “How did you become such good friends with Joe in the first place?” “We started talking one day, and then we just kept talking. “We could talk about everything.” “You could do that again. Find someone to talk to and see what happens. You might find you’ll keep talking.” “I guess I can try that.”