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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Man o' War
Cory McCarthy
Ages: 14+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Dutton/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-35370-7
Keywords: Arab American, Irish, Dysphoria, Internalized homophobia, Ohio, Romance, Transgender, LGBTQIA+, Self-actualization
A multiracial competitive swimmer in a small Ohio town known for its dilapidated marine life theme park discovers their gender identity during high school and as they begin college.