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 Seventh Wish

by Kate Messner

Ages: 9+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books

ISBN: 978-1-61963-376-6

Keywords: Drug Rehabilitation, Magic, Family, Drug Use

Charlie, 12, can't believe that she has caught a wish-granting fish. But when her sister overdoses on heroin, can the fish possibly help?