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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Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel
by Diana López
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-20996-0
Keywords: mothers and daughters, friends, Diversity, family cancer
Erica doesn't talk about her feelings, even to her best friends, but when her mom is diagnosed with breast cancer, she draws on friends and finds her own strength.