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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Lord of the Mountain
by Ronald Kidd
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Albert Whitman and Co.
ISBN: 978-0-8075-4751-9
Keywords: Poverty, Music, Religion
In 1927, a troubled southern family struggles to cope with loss and regional hard-times. Music is forbidden, but 13-year-old Nate loves it and strikes out on his own.