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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Suggested Reading
by Dave Connis
Ages: 14+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-268525-4
Keywords: High school students, Banned books, Censorship
Senior year at Clara's private high school begins with a ban on “prohibited media.” Clara responds by starting an underground library that is life-changing for many students.