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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With Love, Miss Americanah
Jane Igharo
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-87337-8
Keywords: Family/School/Community-Immigrants, High school, mothers and daughters, romance, musical theater, mental health
After her father's death, Enore's Nigerian family moves to America, where she must choose between submitting to her mother's rigid expectations and following her own heart toward music and romance.