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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Wrecker
Carl Hiaasen
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-37628-7
Keywords: Smuggling, Grave robbing, Key West
While fishing off Key West, biracial Valdez Jones VIII, 15, encounters a suspicious gang that coerces him into helping with their clandestine operation. A fast-paced thriller set during the COVID crisis.