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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When a Brown Girl Flees
Aamna Qureshi
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Tu Books/Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 978-1-64379-505-8
Keywords: Muslim, home, family, friendship, depression, anxiety, self-harm, slut-shaming
Feeling suffocated by her mother, 18-year-old Pakistani American Zahra flees from her impending marriage in California. Through the local masjid, she finds a new community in Long Island.