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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Stargazing
written and illustrated by Jen Wang
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-18388-0
Keywords: Personality differences, Diversity, Class differences, Differences, Social/Emotional Learning, Graphic format, Chinese Americans, Illness, Friendship
Christine and Moon are best friends but couldn't be more different. Their friendship becomes strained when Moon reveals a deep secret. Pencil, ink, and digital colorful illustrations.