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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When the World Turned Upside Down
K. Ibura
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-1-338-74626-6
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, epidemics, quarantine, social justice, youth protest movements, racism, friendship
Four friends, living in the same apartment building during the COVID pandemic, discover that taking action assisting neighbors and participating in social justice protests helps them to endure turbulent times.