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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Turtle Boy
Wolkenstein, M. Evan
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Random House/Delacorte Press
ISBN: 978-0-593-12157-3
Keywords: Death, Religion-Bar Mitzvah, Animals-turtles, Bullying
Kids bully seventh-grader Will Levine because of his odd-looking chin. His new challenge is his bar mitzvah community service project -- hospital visits. Ugh!