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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Mañanaland
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Ages: 9+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-1-338-15786-4
Keywords: magical realism, speculative fiction, refugees, immigrants
When Max, 11, discovers a family secret, he knows he must go on a journey to discover the truth about his mother, who disappeared shortly after his birth.