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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Withering by the Sea
written and illustrated by Judith Rossell
Ages: 9+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/ Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4814-4367-8
Keywords: Mystery, Orphans, Adventure
In Victorian England, murder, a nefarious professor, and a magical bottle turn Stella's boring life with three eccentric aunts topsy-turvy. Black-and-white illustrations.