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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Beasts of Ruin
Ayana Gray
Illustrator: Virginia Allyn
Ages: 14+
Published: 2022
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-40571-0
Keywords: magic, Africa, cultural identity, family, self-esteem, oppression, friendship, perseverance
Koffi was raised without knowledge of her magical Daraja heritage; Ekon escaped a heinous military order. Each, struggling with insecurities, nonetheless battles the god of death.