CCBC-Recommended Book Search A searchable database of books recommended by the CCBC. (More information on CCBC book recommendations) See our Recommended Book Search Guide and Video Tutorial for tips. Keyword search allows asterisk (*) for wildcard (end of word only, e.g. immigra*) and double quoted (") phrase matching. Advanced Search Clear Filters Title Author/Contributor Subject Keyword Additional Filters open additional filters close additional filters Ages Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3) PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13) Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older) Diversity Subject Arab Asian Black/African Brown Skin Unspecified Indigenous Latine Middle East Multicultural General Pacific Islander Christian Jewish Muslim Other Religion Gender Nonconformity LGBTQ Character/Topic LGBTQ Family LGBTQ Innuendo LGBTQ Non-Fiction Cognitive/Neurological Disability/Condition Physical Disability/Condition Psychiatric Disability/Condition Contributor Arab Asian BIPOC Unspecified Black/African Indigenous Latine Middle East Multiracial Pacific Islander White LGBTQ Christian Jewish Muslim Other Religion Cognitive/Neurological Disability/Condition Physical Disability/Condition Psychiatric Disability/Condition Content Type Fictional narratives (may include picture book stories, easy readers, novels, graphic novels) Informational books (formats may include picture books, easy readers, graphic novels, substantial narrative non-fiction) Concept Book Poetry Format Board book Picture book Easy Reader Novel Short Stories Graphic Novel Poetry Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction Biography, Autobiography and Memoir Publication Year From (YYYY) To (YYYY) Wisconsin Wisconsin author Wisconsin illustrator Wisconsin setting Wisconsin subject/interest Search Subject: Celebrity/Fame Remove Filter 1 2 Next > 15 Results found Results per page 10 20 50 Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko Publisher: Dial, 2009 Pages: 274 ISBN: 9780803734609 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-13 CCBC Location: Fiction, Choldenko Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Al Capone Shines My Shoes Bumped by Megan McCafferty Publishers: Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins, 2011 Pages: 323 ISBN: 9780061962745 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, McCafferty Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Bumped Cookie the Walker by Chris Monroe Illustrated by Chris Monroe Publisher: Carolrhoda, 2013 Pages: 32 ISBN: 9780761356172 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9 CCBC Location: Picture Book, Monroe Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Cookie the Walker Crazy Diamond by David Chotjewitz Translated by Doris Orgel Publishers: Atheneum, Richard Jackson Book, 2008 Pages: 252 ISBN: 9781416911760 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Chotjewitz Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Crazy Diamond The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami Illustrated by Abigail Halpin Publisher: Atheneum, 2011 Pages: 266 ISBN: 9781416995890 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-11 CCBC Location: Fiction, Krishnaswami Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email The Grand Plan to Fix Everything The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum by Candace Fleming Illustrated by Ray Fenwick Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2009 Pages: 151 ISBN: 9780375841972 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14 CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Barnum Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum Highway Robbery by Kate Thompson Illustrated by Jonny Duddle, Robert Dress Publishers: Greenwillow, HarperCollins, 2009 Pages: 118 ISBN: 9780061730344 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10 CCBC Location: Fiction, Thompson Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Highway Robbery The Home-Run King (Scraps of Time, 1937) by Patricia C. McKissack Illustrated by Gordon C. James Publisher: Viking, 2008 Pages: 92 ISBN: 9780670010851 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10 CCBC Location: Fiction, McKissack Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email The Home-Run King (Scraps of Time, 1937) Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram Publishers: Dial, Penguin Random House, 2022 Pages: 378 ISBN: 9780593325261 CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 14 and older CCBC Location: Fiction, Khorram Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email Kiss & Tell The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic by Uma Krishnaswami Illustrated by Abigail Halpin Publisher: Atheneum, 2013 Pages: 274 ISBN: 9781442423282 CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10 CCBC Location: Fiction, Krishnaswami Add To My List Copy Link To Clipboard Send Link Via Email The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic 1 2 Next >