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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Absolutely Almost

by Lisa Graff

Ages: 9+

Published: 2014

Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin

ISBN: 978-0-399-16405-7

Keywords: academic struggles, Friendship, Self-esteem

A wonderful babysitter and two good friends help ten-year-old Albie, painfully aware of his weaknesses, discover his strengths.