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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What Beauty There Is

Cory Anderson

Ages: 14+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Roaring Brook/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-26809-9

Keywords: brothers, loss, survival

Jack, 17, is the only one who can prevent Child Protective Services from taking his younger brother. Themes of abandonment, survival, and brotherly love are movingly told in this thriller.