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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Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Kelly J. Baptist
Ages: 9+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-0-593-12136-8
Keywords: Writing, Fathers+Sons, Alcoholism
His mother is barely coping following his father's death but Isaiah's inherited literary talent and a supportive community help the family begin to recover.