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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21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change
Elizabeth Rusch
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-322085-0
Keywords: drought, wildfire, floods, permafrost, pollution, U.S. Constitution, lawyers, civil rights, activism
A gripping, detailed look at Juliana v. United States: a still-unsettled landmark lawsuit arguing that the government violated the plaintiffs' rights by failing to provide safe living conditions for present and future generations. Mature content