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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No Place Like Home
James Bird
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-25087-762-8
Keywords: Ojibwe culture, homelessness, city shelters, food stamps, music, mother-sons, abusive husband
Opin and his Ojibwe family live in their car, but his mother's spirit and humor and a new dog teach him to love learning and life.