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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Captain Superlative!
by J.S. Puller
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books
ISBN: 978-1-3680-0427-5
Keywords: Bullying, Death, Middle School
Janey is comfortable moving under the radar and avoiding confrontation until a disguised classmate, Captain Superlative, swoops down the hall and changes her life