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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Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence
Sonja Thomas
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-8492-4
Keywords: pets, Science, Family, Friendship
Biracial Mira attempts to problem-solve with a creative, money-raising venture as she struggles with the serious illness of her beloved cat, family stress, and her best friend moving far away.