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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Be Real, Macy Weaver
Lakita Wilson
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Randon House
ISBN: 978-0-593-46572-1
Keywords: friendship, Fashion, Moving, Loneliness, Parent and child
Lonely Black sixth grader Macy copes with an unexpected change of hometown and school. Then her secret interest in fashion design leads to collaboration with a new friend. Spot black-and-white art.