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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Every Bird a Prince

Jenn Reese

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-78344-8

Keywords: social anxiety, aromantic, sexuality, bravery, friendship, acceptance, survival, sexual orientation

Recruited by birds to protect animals and humans against creatures who weaponize doubt, seventh grader Eren Evers must find her inner truths in order to succeed.