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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If It Makes You Happy

by Claire Kann

Ages: 14+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Swoon Reads/Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-19267-7

Keywords: Individuality, African Americans, Identity, Women

Winnie, soon to be a college freshman, explores her identity as an oversized black girl confronting her sexuality, goals, and social labels.