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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Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear
Robin Wasley
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-6659-1460-4
Keywords: Fantasy-Cross-racial adoptees, zombies, genocide, dictatorship, autocracy, siblings, humor
In a supernatural tourist town, a Korean adoptee of white parents who feels nearly invisible finds her resolve, courage, and love tested by a magical cataclysm.