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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School for Invisible Boys, The (Kairos Files series)
Shaun David Hutchinson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Labyrinth Road/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-64629-8
Keywords: Fantasy-LGBTQ+, blended families, stepparents, stepsiblings, bullying, shunning
When his best friend cruelly rejects his invitation to be his boyfriend, Hector wants to disappear. When that actually happens, he discovers that he's not the only student who has vanished.