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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Skating on Mars
Caroline Huntoon
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-2508-5187-1
Keywords: athletics, nonbinary, competitions
Coming out as nonbinary, Veronica wants to be known as Mars. Though they are a talented figure skater, there doesn't seem to be a competition they can enter. Family and friends offer help.