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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Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief series)
by Megan Whalen Turner
Ages: 12+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-256824-3
Keywords: Adventure, Imaginary Kingdoms
Forced to flee when his master is poisoned, Kamet, a highly regarded slave and secretary, joins a soldier from another kingdom on a dangerous journey. Maps.