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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Nothing Else but Miracles
Kate Albus
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-5163-0
Keywords: World War II, New York City, Statue of Liberty, siblings, community support, resilience, families without parents (temporary), military parents, mystery
When Dory's father joins the army, her older brother must care for the younger siblings in 1940s lower Manhattan. A lot goes wrong, but Dory never gives up.