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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Sparrows In The Wind

Gail Carson Levine

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-303907-0

Keywords: Greek mythology, Ancient Troy, Trojan War, Fate

After Apollo curses Cassandra, no one believes her visions, but she never stops trying to avert the tragic future she sees for her beloved Troy.