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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Ogress and the Orphans, The
Kelly Barnhill
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers/Algonquin Books
ISBN: 978-1-64375-074-3
Keywords: community, neighbors, autocrats, libraries, crows, greed, magic, lying
In a once-lovely town, a houseful of orphans teams up with a misunderstood ogress to reveal the mayor's perfidy and restore goodwill among the townspeople.