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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The Most Dangerous Thing
by Leanne Lieberman
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 978-1-4598-1184-3
Keywords: Sexuality, Teenagers, Depression
Sydney, 16, battling depression, shies away from anything to do with sex. When a classmate shows interest, can she reconcile her anxiety with her desires?