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).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Water Bears, The
Kim Baker
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Wendy Lamb/Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 978-1-9848-5220-5
Keywords: Islands, Latin Americans, Bear Attacks, Northwest, Pacific
A terrifying bear attack leaves 13-year-old Newton Gomez slowly recovering but plagued by nightmares. Family, friendship and possible magic support his recovery.