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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Breathing Underwater
Sarah Allen
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-31325-8
Keywords: sisters, depression, mental illness, road trip, travel, treasure hunt, photography, music
On a road trip from Knoxville to their former home in San Diego, 13-year-old photographer Olivia follows a secret plan to help Ruth, her depressed 16-year-old sister.