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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Alvin Ho
by Lenore Look
Illustrator: LeUyen Pham
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
When Alvin receives an invitation to a girl's birthday party, his fear of everything may prevent him from going. Expressive line drawings accompany the humorous text.
by Lenore Look
Illustrator: LeUyen Pham
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
When Alvin receives an invitation to a girl's birthday party, his fear of everything may prevent him from going. Expressive line drawings accompany the humorous text.
Animal Rescue Team
by Sue Stauffacher
Illustrator: Priscilla Lamont
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Keisha and her family, with help from friends, rescue a deer with a plastic trick-or-treat pumpkin stuck on its head.
by Sue Stauffacher
Illustrator: Priscilla Lamont
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Keisha and her family, with help from friends, rescue a deer with a plastic trick-or-treat pumpkin stuck on its head.
Around the World in 100 Days
by Gary Blackwood
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In England in 1891, Harry Fogg sets off in his motor car on an adventure-filled journey around the world. A follow-up to Verne's Around the World in 80 Days.
by Gary Blackwood
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In England in 1891, Harry Fogg sets off in his motor car on an adventure-filled journey around the world. A follow-up to Verne's Around the World in 80 Days.
As Simple as It Seems
by Sarah Weeks
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Verbena, a feisty, imaginative girl who suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome, finds the key to who she really is through an unusual summer friendship.
by Sarah Weeks
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Verbena, a feisty, imaginative girl who suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome, finds the key to who she really is through an unusual summer friendship.
A Tale Dark and Grimm
by Adam Gidwitz
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
A series of fractured fairy tales are pulled together in a humorous, scary narrative.
by Adam Gidwitz
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
A series of fractured fairy tales are pulled together in a humorous, scary narrative.
Best Friends Forever
by Beverly Patt
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In a fictional scrapbook inspired by her mother's bedtime story, the author chronicles the friendship of two girls once interred in a Japanese prison camp.
by Beverly Patt
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In a fictional scrapbook inspired by her mother's bedtime story, the author chronicles the friendship of two girls once interred in a Japanese prison camp.
Big Nate
written and ill. by Lincoln Peirce
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Nate's sense of humor helps him survive the many trials and tribulations of middle school.
written and ill. by Lincoln Peirce
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Nate's sense of humor helps him survive the many trials and tribulations of middle school.
Black Radishes
by Susan Lynn Meyer
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In 1940, Gustave and his family move south from Paris to escape the Germans, but even their small village is not safe from anti-Semitism.
by Susan Lynn Meyer
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In 1940, Gustave and his family move south from Paris to escape the Germans, but even their small village is not safe from anti-Semitism.
Blockhead
by Joseph D'Agnese
Illustrator: John OBrien
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
The adventurous life and mathematical discoveries of the famous mathematician are accompanied by detailed illustrations.
by Joseph D'Agnese
Illustrator: John OBrien
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
The adventurous life and mathematical discoveries of the famous mathematician are accompanied by detailed illustrations.
Boom!
by Mark Haddon
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Jimbo vividly and humorously tells of a dangerous adventure that begins when he and his friend bug the faculty room.
by Mark Haddon
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Jimbo vividly and humorously tells of a dangerous adventure that begins when he and his friend bug the faculty room.
Boys Without Names
by Kashmira Sheth
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Gopal, desperate to help his family in Mumbai, becomes trapped as a child slave. He must use his storytelling ability if he has any hope of escape.
by Kashmira Sheth
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Gopal, desperate to help his family in Mumbai, becomes trapped as a child slave. He must use his storytelling ability if he has any hope of escape.
Bulu
by Dick Houston
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
An unusual dog is fortunately adopted by an equally unusual couple who left England to make a new life in Zambia conserving wildlife. A true story.
by Dick Houston
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
An unusual dog is fortunately adopted by an equally unusual couple who left England to make a new life in Zambia conserving wildlife. A true story.
Calamity Jack
by Shannon and Dean Hale
Illustrator: Nathan Hale
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Jack (of beanstalk fame) and Rapunzel join up to fight evil giants in a turn-of-the-century Western city. Rip-roaring fun and engaging graphics.
by Shannon and Dean Hale
Illustrator: Nathan Hale
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Jack (of beanstalk fame) and Rapunzel join up to fight evil giants in a turn-of-the-century Western city. Rip-roaring fun and engaging graphics.
Clementine, Friend of the Week
by Sara Pennypacker
Illustrator: Marla Frazee
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
The inimitable Clementine returns and has to deal with the ups and downs of friendship, and a Very Upsetting Thing.
by Sara Pennypacker
Illustrator: Marla Frazee
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
The inimitable Clementine returns and has to deal with the ups and downs of friendship, and a Very Upsetting Thing.
Come to Me, My Chickadee!
written and illustrated by Carol Thompson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Ojibwe twins, Chickadee and Makoons are inseparable until the former is kidnapped. Learn about Indian culture and lives as the brothers, inevitably, are united.
written and illustrated by Carol Thompson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Ojibwe twins, Chickadee and Makoons are inseparable until the former is kidnapped. Learn about Indian culture and lives as the brothers, inevitably, are united.
Crunch
by Leslie Connor
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
When a gasoline shortage strands his parents far from home, fourteen-year-old Dewey finds a surprising way to help the customers at their suddenly very busy bicycle shop.
by Leslie Connor
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
When a gasoline shortage strands his parents far from home, fourteen-year-old Dewey finds a surprising way to help the customers at their suddenly very busy bicycle shop.
Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool
by Odo Hirsch
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
With his family's honor and home at risk, Darius Bell hopes his underground discovery can save the day.
by Odo Hirsch
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
With his family's honor and home at risk, Darius Bell hopes his underground discovery can save the day.
Departure Time
by Truus Matti
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In this unfolding surrealistic adventure, two alternate stories merge in eleven-year-old Mouse's gradual discovery of her identity.
by Truus Matti
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In this unfolding surrealistic adventure, two alternate stories merge in eleven-year-old Mouse's gradual discovery of her identity.
Dust Devil
by Anne Isaacs
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Swamp Angel's back and this larger-than-life girl has moved on to the wild west of Montana. A rollicking tall tale with humorous oil paintings.
by Anne Isaacs
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Swamp Angel's back and this larger-than-life girl has moved on to the wild west of Montana. A rollicking tall tale with humorous oil paintings.
Ellie McDoodle
written and ill. by Ruth McNally Barshaw
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Ellie's sketchbook chronicles her family's pet disputes and her own travails pet-sitting and preparing her school report. Entertaining drawings.
written and ill. by Ruth McNally Barshaw
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Ellie's sketchbook chronicles her family's pet disputes and her own travails pet-sitting and preparing her school report. Entertaining drawings.
Emily's Fortune
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
After Emily's mother dies, a fellow orphan aids her on her stagecoach journey to join her aunt, as her mother's greedy brother pursues Emily and her fortune. A rollicking adventure.
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
After Emily's mother dies, a fellow orphan aids her on her stagecoach journey to join her aunt, as her mother's greedy brother pursues Emily and her fortune. A rollicking adventure.
Escaping the Tiger
by Laura Manivong
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In 1982, a twelve-year-old and his family escape from Laos to a Thai refugee camp where they spend four long years struggling and hoping to reach America.
by Laura Manivong
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
In 1982, a twelve-year-old and his family escape from Laos to a Thai refugee camp where they spend four long years struggling and hoping to reach America.
Falling In
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Isabelle, an outsider, enters a mysterious world where children mistake her for a witch.
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Isabelle, an outsider, enters a mysterious world where children mistake her for a witch.
Finding Family
by Tonya Bolden
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
After the death of her strict but loving aunt, twelve-year-old Delana sets out to discover the truth about her African-American family. Illustrated with contemporary nineteenth-century photos and postcards.
by Tonya Bolden
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
After the death of her strict but loving aunt, twelve-year-old Delana sets out to discover the truth about her African-American family. Illustrated with contemporary nineteenth-century photos and postcards.
Finn Reeder Flu Fighter
by Eric Stevens
Illustrator: Kay Fraser
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Written in journal form with fun illustrated asides, Finn describes the five weeks in which the H1N1 virus picks off his teachers and friends.
by Eric Stevens
Illustrator: Kay Fraser
Ages: 9+
Published: 2010
Written in journal form with fun illustrated asides, Finn describes the five weeks in which the H1N1 virus picks off his teachers and friends.