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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Treasure of the World
Tara Sullivan
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Putnam/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-525-51696-5
Keywords: Family life, Child labor, Education, Social emotional, Mothers and daughters, Education, Grandparents, Grief
Ana, 12, yearns to leave the Bolivian silver mine where her family works. A mining accident forces her to confront her fears and make dangerous choices.