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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Buried Lives
by Carla Killough McClafferty
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-3697-2
Keywords: George Washington, African Americans, Slavery
The author chronicles six men and women, owned by Washington or his wife, and provides details about their daily lives and possible thoughts. Archival material, photographs, and back matter.