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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Voice of Freedom

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrator: Ekua Holmes

Ages: 9+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-0-7636-6531-9

Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, African Americans, Civil Rights, Diversity, Voting Rights Act

Born into extreme poverty in Mississippi in 1917, this African American activist fought tirelessly for voting rights and social justice. Told in free verse with vibrant collages.