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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Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
Michelle Meadows
Illustrator: Jamiel Law
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-327347-4
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-civil rights, literary icons
The story of a young boy growing up in Harlem who became a civil rights activist and one of America's greatest authors. Expressive, warm, mixed-media illustrations.