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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Bloodline Rising
by Katy Moran
Ages: 12+
Published: 2011
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 978-0-7636-4508-3
Keywords: medieval Britain, Constantinople
Once Constantinople's “Prince of Thieves,” young Cai is captured and enslaved. Surviving by his wits, he lands in Britain where he finds the key to his family's mysterious history.