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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Year I Flew Away, The
Marie Arnold
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Versify/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-358-27275- 5
Keywords: Haitian culture, witchcraft, immigration, self-esteem
Gabrielle is sent from Haiti to Brooklyn to live with relatives, learn English, and attend public school. A witch seems to help, but then . . . .