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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Tonight We Rule the World
Zack Smedley
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Page Street Publishing Co.
ISBN: 978-1-64567-332-3
Keywords: Sexual assault, Consent, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), PTSD, LGBTQ+, Emotional abuse
After Owen, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is sexually assaulted, he hides the identity of the perpetrator to avoid losing his girlfriend Lily and his tightknit friend group