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).
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Pie in the Sky
by Jane Smiley
Illustrator: Elaine Clayton
Ages: 9+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Knopf/Random House
ISBN: 978-0-375-86968-6
Keywords: Horses, TRaining, anches
Abby has great empathy for her horse's feelings. As she enters high school, she learns to care about another girl's feelings as well. Finely detailed black-and-white illustrations.