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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Wild Poppies
Haya Saleh
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Em Querido Books/Levine Querido
ISBN: 978-1-64614-201-9
Keywords: sibling rivalry, child soldiers, militant groups, courage, social emotional, bulllying
Two brothers with very different personalities face great hardships during the Syrian civil war. Omar, 15, often timid, must find his younger fearless brother, Sufyan, 12.