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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Wrapped

by Jennifer Bradbury

Ages: 9+

Published: 2011

Publisher: Atheneum

ISBN: 978-1-4169-9007-9

Keywords: Ancient Egypt

In England during the Napoleonic Wars, Agnes, a privileged but plucky teenager, becomes intrigued by Egyptology and a mysterious plot against her country.