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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Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
Sarah Myer
Illustrator: Sarah Myer
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck
ISBN: 978-1-250-26879-2
Keywords: Adoption, South Korean, Anxiety, Anger issues, Cosplay, Fandoms, LGTBQ
Adopted from South Korea by white parents, Sarah is bullied and ridiculed at school. Unable to suppress her anger, she finds solace in art, anime, and manga. Bold, emotional artwork.