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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This Is How I Find Her
by Sara Polsky
Ages: 14+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Albert Whitman
ISBN: 978-0-8075-7877-3
Keywords: Mental Health, Family problems, High School
Artistically talented but overburdened, Sophie has spent much of a lifetime caring for her mentally ill mother, often at the expense of friendship and schoolwork.