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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Little Peach

by Peggy Kern

Ages: 14+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-226695-8

Keywords: Fears, Gangs, Child Prostitution

In a raw and terrifying saga, fourteen-year-old Michelle, alone and scared, falls into a child prostitution gang. Based on thorough research and true stories.