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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Pizza Face
Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza
Illustrator: Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, colors by Ash Szymanik
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Graphix/Scholastic
ISBN: 978-1-338-57504-0
Keywords: Contemporary Issues-Puberty, blended families, body odor, acne, poverty, social-emotional learnng, grandmother, Mexico
Puberty, pimples, poverty, mood swings, and thrift clothing destroy seventh grader Rex's school friendships. Can he survive and help others having the same experience? Bold, dynamic artwork. Also available in Spanish.