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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This Train Is Being Held
Ismée Williams
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Amulet Books/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3493-9
Keywords: Dating, Family Issues, Hispanic Americans - Fiction, Racism, Mental health, Gang violence, Unemployment
Isabella, a ballet dancer, and Alex, a baseball player, meet on the subway. They are drawn to each other, but family secrets and societal issues threaten their relationship.