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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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
by Meg Medina
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-0-7636-9049-6
Keywords: Private School, Diversity, Alzheimer's Disease, Family
Scholarship student Merci, 11, must deal with boy problems in school thanks to rich, bossy Edna Santos. At home, Merci doesn't understand why her beloved grandfather is acting so strangely.