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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Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix
Anna-Marie McLemore
Ages: 14+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-77493-4
Keywords: LGBTQ+, 1920's, Class struggles, Transgender love
Latinx, poor, and transgender youth battle for self-identity during the glittering, decadent 1920s, facing pervasive classism, racism, and sexism and finding happiness by being true to themselves.