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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You Are More Than Magic: The Black and Brown Girls' Guide to Finding Your Voice
Minda Harts
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Dial Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-32661-9
Keywords: self-esteem, BIPOC, motivation, racism, microagressions
Hart's unrelentingly positive push to aid Black and brown girls achieve personal, academic, and professional success is matter-of-fact and sensitive.