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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Flight of the Puffin
Ann Braden
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-1-984816-06-1
Keywords: middle school, parent and child, bullying, LGBTQ+, nonbinary, transgender people, homelessness, grief, puffins
Seventh-grader Libby creates inspiring postcards that reach three middle schoolers across the country. Whether it's about bullying, homelessness, or grief, the connection helps each feel supported. Four voices.