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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We Own the Sky
Rodman Philbrick
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-1-338-73629-8
Keywords: Ku Klux Klan, flying, French Canadians
In 1924 Maine, two orphaned children get to live and work with daring stunt pilots. But the real danger is on the ground: the hate-spewing KKK. Back matter.