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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Only Mostly Devastated
Sophie Gonzales
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Wednesday Books/St. Martins Press
ISBN: 978-1-250-31589-2
Keywords: LGBTQ, homophobia, cancer, family crisis
Ollie has a perfect summer fling with Will. When they unexpectedly attend the same school in the fall, Ollie is thrilled -- until Will says their relationship must remain secret.