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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The Brooklyn Nine
by Alan Gratz
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Follow 150 years in the life of many generations of a family--and of the history of baseball in the U. S.
by Alan Gratz
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Follow 150 years in the life of many generations of a family--and of the history of baseball in the U. S.
The Devil's Paintbox
by Victoria McKernan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Help comes from unexpected places when Aiden and Maddy begin the harrowing journey from Kansas to Seattle.
by Victoria McKernan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Help comes from unexpected places when Aiden and Maddy begin the harrowing journey from Kansas to Seattle.
The Miles Between
by Mary E. Pearson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
When fifteen-year-old Des takes an unauthorized road trip in search of “one fair day,” she and her friends discover a lot about each other...and themselves.
by Mary E. Pearson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
When fifteen-year-old Des takes an unauthorized road trip in search of “one fair day,” she and her friends discover a lot about each other...and themselves.
The Vast Fields of Ordinary
by Nick Burd
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
In a funny, touching, hopeful story, eighteen-year-old Dade comes out of the closet while dealing with family problems and community intolerance.
by Nick Burd
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
In a funny, touching, hopeful story, eighteen-year-old Dade comes out of the closet while dealing with family problems and community intolerance.
Willow
by Julia Hoban
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Holding herself responsible for her parents's deaths, Willow can't believe that she has a right to be pain free and beloved by others.
by Julia Hoban
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Holding herself responsible for her parents's deaths, Willow can't believe that she has a right to be pain free and beloved by others.
Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
When the death of a friend triggers Lia's anorexia, the physical and emotional tolls of her illness threaten her life.
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
When the death of a friend triggers Lia's anorexia, the physical and emotional tolls of her illness threaten her life.
Winter's End
by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Four children escape from their repressive French boarding school. Exhibiting great courage, they fight for freedom against despotic officials and the terrifying dog-men.
by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
Ages: 14+
Published: 2009
Four children escape from their repressive French boarding school. Exhibiting great courage, they fight for freedom against despotic officials and the terrifying dog-men.
Deadville
by Ron Koertge
Ages: 14+
Published: 2008
In this warm, witty, realistic treatment of serious issues, Ryan -- still grieving his younger sister's death -- befriends a classmate in a coma.
by Ron Koertge
Ages: 14+
Published: 2008
In this warm, witty, realistic treatment of serious issues, Ryan -- still grieving his younger sister's death -- befriends a classmate in a coma.