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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Braid Girls, The
Sherri Winston
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-46161-0
Keywords: Friendship, family, competition, ballet, Black hair-braiding, entrepreneurship, family secrets, death of parent
As summer day-camp counselors, three Black 12-year-old friends decide to earn money by offering complex hair-braiding after camp. Rivalry with another group challenges them.