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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The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
by Ashley Herring Blake
Ages: 12+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-51553-5
Keywords: Social/Emotional learning, Alcoholism, Foster mothers
Sunny, 12, navigates heart surgery, betrayal, reconnection with a mother who abandoned her, and feelings for another girl.