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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Once Was a Time

by Leila Sales

Ages: 12+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Chronicle Books

ISBN: 978-1-4521-4009-4

Keywords: Friendship, Time travel

Lottie time travels but finds that no matter the time or place, friendship is hard, as is confronting who you are and being brave enough to follow your heart.