
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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The Saturday Boy
by David Fleming
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Viking/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-670-78551-3
Keywords: Bullies, Family Life, War
His former best friend is bullying him, his mother is distant and moody, and Derek wants his father to come home from Afghanistan all guaranteed to make Derek feel down.