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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Year My Life Went down the Toilet, The
Jake Maia Arlow
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Dial BFYR/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-11296-0
Keywords: Crohns's Disease, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Parent and child, Friendship, LGBTQIA+, Jewish culture
Al(ison) Schneider, diagnosed with a bowel disease, worries about poop, accessible bathrooms, her mom, school, friends, and gender identity. Can The Bathroom Club help her set aside her discomfort and focus on others?