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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Vinyl Moon
Mahogany L. Browne
Ages: 14+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Crown BFYR/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-17643-6
Keywords: Domestic violence, Friendship, Black authors, Playlist, Poetry
After escaping an abusive romantic relationship in California, Black 11th grader Angel gets a fresh start in Brooklyn. living with her uncle and attending high school.