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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Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books/Random House
ISBN: 978-1-984892-59-1
Keywords: Short stories, social emotional, teenagers, grief, romance, sexual abuse
A wildfire and missing girl provide the backdrop for this captivating collection: nine exquisitely written stories of the struggles and triumphs of small-town teens.