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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A Dangerous Magic
by Donald Hounam
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Frank, 15, a gifted sorcerer, must control his smart mouth and use every trick in the book of magic to solve the murder and beheading of a Bishop of Oxford.
by Donald Hounam
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Frank, 15, a gifted sorcerer, must control his smart mouth and use every trick in the book of magic to solve the murder and beheading of a Bishop of Oxford.
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights
by Deborah Kops
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Paul poured passion and political skill into passing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, fighting for women's rights until her death in 1976. Photos and source notes.
by Deborah Kops
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Paul poured passion and political skill into passing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, fighting for women's rights until her death in 1976. Photos and source notes.
A Line in the Dark
by Malinda Lo
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Jess's love for her best friend Angie is tested when Angie falls for Margot and Jess is forced to keep Angie's secret.
by Malinda Lo
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Jess's love for her best friend Angie is tested when Angie falls for Margot and Jess is forced to keep Angie's secret.
A List of Cages
by Robin Roe
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
High School senior Adam is assigned to be a buddy for freshman Julian, his former foster brother, but learns Julian is hiding a dark secret about his new guardian.
by Robin Roe
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
High School senior Adam is assigned to be a buddy for freshman Julian, his former foster brother, but learns Julian is hiding a dark secret about his new guardian.
Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Convicted of killing a baby when she was nine years old, Mary struggles to understand her mother and what really happened that day.
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Convicted of killing a baby when she was nine years old, Mary struggles to understand her mother and what really happened that day.
All the Crooked Saints
by Maggie Stiefvater
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
ARC In 1962, pilgrims searching for miracles journey to a Colorado desert town seeking a Mexican-American family of mystics. Spirituality, hopelessness, and love combine in this compelling novel.
by Maggie Stiefvater
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
ARC In 1962, pilgrims searching for miracles journey to a Colorado desert town seeking a Mexican-American family of mystics. Spirituality, hopelessness, and love combine in this compelling novel.
All the Wind in the World
by Samantha Mabry
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
ARC In a future world bereft of national resources, two teens struggle to survive, their grim lives punctuated by death and disaster.
by Samantha Mabry
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
ARC In a future world bereft of national resources, two teens struggle to survive, their grim lives punctuated by death and disaster.
Almost Autumn
by Marianne Kaurin
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Two teenagers in love, Jewish Ilse and Resistance fighter Hermann, face great challenges during the Nazi occupation of Norway.
by Marianne Kaurin
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Two teenagers in love, Jewish Ilse and Resistance fighter Hermann, face great challenges during the Nazi occupation of Norway.
American Street
by Ibi Zoboi
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
After her mother is detained upon their entry from Haiti, immigrant Fabiola must navigate Detroit's gritty streets and her relationship with her tough American cousins.
by Ibi Zoboi
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
After her mother is detained upon their entry from Haiti, immigrant Fabiola must navigate Detroit's gritty streets and her relationship with her tough American cousins.
A Million Junes
by Emily Henry
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
June and Saul try to solve the multigenerational curse dividing their families despite confronting a world of magic, their memories and growing feelings for each other.
by Emily Henry
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
June and Saul try to solve the multigenerational curse dividing their families despite confronting a world of magic, their memories and growing feelings for each other.
Among the Red Stars
by Gwen C. Katz
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
When the Germans try to invade the Soviet Union in 1941, Valka, 18, joins other women pilots known as Night Witches to fight for her country.
by Gwen C. Katz
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
When the Germans try to invade the Soviet Union in 1941, Valka, 18, joins other women pilots known as Night Witches to fight for her country.
An Uninterrupted View of the Sky
by Melanie Crowder
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
When Francisco's father is wrongly arrested for drug trafficking in Bolivia, his family moves to a dangerous, corrupt prison, where innocence and dreams are jeopardized.
by Melanie Crowder
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
When Francisco's father is wrongly arrested for drug trafficking in Bolivia, his family moves to a dangerous, corrupt prison, where innocence and dreams are jeopardized.
Artificial Intelligence
by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
What will a computer accomplish in the future? Will it surpass human intelligence? Robots, driver-less cars, drones and other forms of artificial intelligence are discussed. Glossary, notes, bibliography.
by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
What will a computer accomplish in the future? Will it surpass human intelligence? Robots, driver-less cars, drones and other forms of artificial intelligence are discussed. Glossary, notes, bibliography.
A Short History of the Girl Next Door
by Jared Reck
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
When two friends since early childhood enter high school, romantic developments, basketball rivalry, and tragedy change everything.
by Jared Reck
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
When two friends since early childhood enter high school, romantic developments, basketball rivalry, and tragedy change everything.
A Skinful of Shadows
by Frances Hardinge
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Makepeace, illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat, has inherited a family trait, the capacity to house the spirits of the dead in her body, beginning with an angry bear.
by Frances Hardinge
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Makepeace, illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat, has inherited a family trait, the capacity to house the spirits of the dead in her body, beginning with an angry bear.
Autoboyography
by Christina Lauren
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Tanner, a bi-sexual transplant from Palo Alto, California, begins school in Provo, Utah, and finds himself involved in a love affair with his Mormon mentor.
by Christina Lauren
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Tanner, a bi-sexual transplant from Palo Alto, California, begins school in Provo, Utah, and finds himself involved in a love affair with his Mormon mentor.
Being Fishkill
by Ruth Lehrer
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
ARC - Thirteen-year-old Fishkill, abused by her mother and grandfather, finds friendship and family in a new home with unsettling results.
by Ruth Lehrer
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
ARC - Thirteen-year-old Fishkill, abused by her mother and grandfather, finds friendship and family in a new home with unsettling results.
Between Two Skies
by Joanne O'Sullivan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Hurricane Katrina rips apart Evangeline's family and friends as well as her beloved Louisiana fishing village. A moving story of resilience, recovery, and blossoming young love.
by Joanne O'Sullivan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Hurricane Katrina rips apart Evangeline's family and friends as well as her beloved Louisiana fishing village. A moving story of resilience, recovery, and blossoming young love.
Blight
by Alexandra Duncan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
In a dystopic future, when an agribusiness controls the production of food and ways of life, 17-year-old Tempest discovers alternatives to this inflexible environment.
by Alexandra Duncan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
In a dystopic future, when an agribusiness controls the production of food and ways of life, 17-year-old Tempest discovers alternatives to this inflexible environment.
Bull
by David Elliott
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
The story of Theseus and the Minotaur told in verse and introduced by Poseiden with rap-style humor. Back matter.
by David Elliott
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
The story of Theseus and the Minotaur told in verse and introduced by Poseiden with rap-style humor. Back matter.
Calling My Name
by Liara Tamani
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
In poetic prose vignettes, Taja navigates the changes and challenges of growing up from middle school to high school, in her close-knit African American family.
by Liara Tamani
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
In poetic prose vignettes, Taja navigates the changes and challenges of growing up from middle school to high school, in her close-knit African American family.
City of Saints & Thieves
by Natalie C Anderson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
In her quest for revenge against her mother's employer and presumed murderer, Tina reluctantly joins the employer's son to seek proof but uncovers dark, dangerous truths.
by Natalie C Anderson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
In her quest for revenge against her mother's employer and presumed murderer, Tina reluctantly joins the employer's son to seek proof but uncovers dark, dangerous truths.
Crossing Ebenezer Creek
by Tonya Bolden
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
A former enslaved girl's search for freedom and love at the close of the Civil War ends in tragedy in this unflinching look at racism and slavery.
by Tonya Bolden
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
A former enslaved girl's search for freedom and love at the close of the Civil War ends in tragedy in this unflinching look at racism and slavery.
Dear Martin
by Nic Stone
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
During senior year of high school, an encounter withthe Atlanta police forces Justyce, seventeen, to reconsider the beliefs of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Nic Stone
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
During senior year of high school, an encounter withthe Atlanta police forces Justyce, seventeen, to reconsider the beliefs of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Definitions of Indefinable Things
by Whitney Taylor
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Two teenagers who struggle with depression try to make sense of their complicated worlds.
by Whitney Taylor
Ages: 14+
Published: 2017
Two teenagers who struggle with depression try to make sense of their complicated worlds.