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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A Tiny Piece of Sky
by Shawn K. Stout
Ages: 9+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-399-17343-1
Keywords: Coming of age, World War II, Prejudice
Over the summer of 1939, Frankie, the youngest of three sisters, faces racial prejudice, anti-German sentiments, and family tragedy in her Maryland town.