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 Speed of Falling Objects
by Nancy Richardson Fischer
Ages: 14+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Inkyard Press
ISBN: 978-1-335-92824-5
Keywords: Divorce, Survival, Fathers and Daughters, Amazon River region, Mothers and Daughters, Teenagers with visual disabilities, Self-esteem
Danny's estranged father, the charismatic star of a nature show, invites her to join him for an episode in the Amazon.