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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Caprice
Coe Booth
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-0-545-93334-6
Keywords: Sexual abuse, Grandmothers, Family relationships, Friendship, African-Americans, Free verse
After spending the summer at a girls' leadership program, twelve-year-old African American Caprice is forced to confront an overwhelming secret from her past.