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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Wishbone
Anna Garcia Schaper
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Piñata Books/Arte Público Press
ISBN: 978-1-55885-894-7
Keywords: Body Image, fat-shaming, acting, Mexican Americans, misogyny, bullying, marital problems, family
In alternating timelines, we see a Mexican-American teen and her great aunt, 45 years apart, each in their heartfelt fights against misogyny and fat-shaming.