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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Rez Ball
Byron Graves
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Heartdrum/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-316037-8
Keywords: brothers, Ojibwe basketball, friendship, competition, alcohol, prejudice, grief
Can sophomore Tre lead his Minnesota reservation's varsity basketball team to their first state victory, or will he be overwhelmed in his attempt to step into his late brother's shoes?