Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy
by Bill Wright
Ages: 14+
Published: 2011
Publisher: S&S
ISBN: 978-1-4169-3996-2
Keywords: Diversity, Gay Identity
Sixteen-year-old Carlos wants only to be a makeup artist to the stars, but first he must deal with a crazy boss, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his own crush on a classmate.