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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One Beastly Beast (Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales)

by Garth Nix

Illustrator: Brian Biggs

Ages: 9+

Published: 2007

Publisher: EOS

ISBN: 978-0-06-084320-5

Keywords:

Four stories in which a boy pursues video pirates; a princess searches for adventure; an inventor longs to be adopted and a girl aids a sea serpent.