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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Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom
Nina Varela
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-70678-0
Keywords: Parent and child, Loneliness. Art, Comics, Magic, Greek Myth, LGBTQIA+, Social-emotional, Friendship, Courage, Adventure
When her family moves yet again, shy loner Juniper must try to adapt. An unexpected friendship with magical Princess Galatea and the discovery of amazing secret powers change Juniper's life.