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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P.S. Be Eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Amistad/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-193862-7
Keywords: Drugs, Sisters, Family
Life gets complicated for the Gaither sisters in 1968 Brooklyn--Dad's in love, uncle Darnell's home from Vietnam, and the Jackson Five are coming to town.