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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Earwig and the Witch
by Diana Wynne Jones
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Ages: 9+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-207511-6
Keywords: Magic
After leaving the orphanage where she was able to control everyone, Earwig faces different circumstances in her life with a witch and a devil. Black-and-white drawings.