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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This is My Brain In Love
I.W. Gregorio
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company/BFYR
ISBN: 978-0-316-42382-3
Keywords: anxiety, overachieving, cultural biases against therapy and medication, mental health, Chinese Americans, Nigerian Americans, immigrants, movies, first generation Americans
Jocelyn, 16, feels overwhelmed by academic pressure and the failure of her family's Chinese restaurant. New hire Will secretly grapples with anxiety. Can they help each other?