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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Brighter Than the Sun
Daniel Aleman
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0316-70477-2
Keywords: Mexican-Americans, Work-school issues, Border crossings
Sixteen-year-old Soledad, who has American citizenship, crosses the border into the U.S. weekly to work to help support her Tijuana family and to attend school. How to shoulder great burdens while carving out one's identity?