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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Infinity Particle, The
Wendy Xu
Illustrator: Wendy Xu
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Quill Tree Books and HarperAlley/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-295577-7
Keywords: social-emotional, technology, autonomy, love, overbearing parents
Aspiring scientist Clementine has just moved to Mars to work in an acclaimed AI lab. When she meets Kye, a robot, she senses an emotional connection which shouldn't be there. Detailed pastel pink and blue panels.