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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Bang
by Barry Lyga
Ages: 12+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-31550-0
Keywords: Gun Violence, Murder, Guilt
An adolescent struggles with having killed his infant sister when he was four. When he meets a Muslim girl, she helps him find his place in the world.