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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Pretty Funny for a Girl

Rebecca Elliott

Ages: 14+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers

ISBN: 978-1-682-63147-8

Keywords: stand-up comedy, friendships, first love, single parent homes, humor, weight issues

Haylah is heavy (she says fat), clever, witty, and funny. Can she make it as a stand-up comic or will she forever ghostwrite Leo's sets?