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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Lolo's Light
Liz Garton Scanlon
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 978-1-79721-294-4
Keywords: Mental health, Family relationships, Sisters, friendship, social emotional, middle school
The tragic sudden death of a neighbor's infant for whom she had been the babysitter leaves Millie, 12, dealing with feelings of grief, loss, and guilt.