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 Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert

Illustrator: Jim Tierney

Ages: 14+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Flatiron Books

ISBN: 978-1-250-14790-5

Keywords: Mystery, Fairy tales, Magical realism, Adventure, Family

Alice realizes her mother's disappearance is connected to her reclusive grandmother's supernatural and haunting fairy tales, which have come to life. Simple but poignant spot black-and-white illustrations.