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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Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown, The
Andrew Yang
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-334041-1
Keywords: Coming-of-Age-AAPI, Friendship, Competition, High school, Romance, School clubs, film making
Two Chinese American teens have a complex but growing friendship as they struggle with parental expectations and hopes for admission to expensive and highly selective colleges.