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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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens
by Tanya Boteju
Ages: 14+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-3065-5
Keywords: Drag Kings, Drag Queens, Diversity
Awkward and out-of-place, Nima, 17, attends a drag performance that changes her life. This isn't just a story about finding yourself; it's about allowing others to discover you.