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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In the Role of Brie Hutchens
Nicole Melleby
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 978-1-616-20907-0
Keywords: LGBTQ, drama, Catholic school
Brie, 13, soap opera fanatic and aspiring actor, likes girls. When her mother finds out, Brie lies to distract her, but will their relationship ever be the same?