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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The Voyage to Magical North

by Claire Fayers

Ages: 9+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BFYR/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-62779-420-6

Keywords: Libraries, Magicians, Magic, Pirates

12-year-old Brine escapes servitude to land in the center of a pirate adventure, develop a friendship with a magician's apprentice, and learn about her true self.