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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Edge of Anything, The
Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Running Press Teens
ISBN: 978-0-7624-6758-7
Keywords: Mental illness, OCD, Dementia, grieving, volleyball, photography, Social-emotional
An unlikely friendship develops between star athlete Sage and loner Len. Both girls are struggling in very different ways while learning the meaning of true friendship.