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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Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls, The
James Bird
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-81156-1
Keywords: adolescence, families, father son relationship, Ojibwa, Minnesota
Caught for shoplifting, again, Benny is sent to live with his estranged father on a Minnesota Ojibwe reservation where the tribal leader's daughter is offering second chances.