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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Path to the Stars
by Sylvia Acevedo
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Clarion Books/HMH
ISBN: 978-1-328-80956-8
Keywords: Family, Ambitions, Science, Gender roles, Determination, Immigrant family
Brownie membership puts Sylvia on a path that transcends the gender expectations of her Latinx community. She becomes a rocket scientist and CEO of the Girl Scouts. Spanish Language Edition Also Available