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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Long Road to the Circus
Betsy Bird
Illustrator: David Small
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BFYR/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-30393-1
Keywords: Circus, farms, family life, ostriches
In 1920, Suzy, 12, longs to escape from the farm. Will learning to ride her neighbor's ostrich help make Suzy's dreams come true? Expressive black-and-white illustrations. Archival photos. Back matter.