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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Wild Bird

Diane Zahler

Ages: 12+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck

ISBN: 978-1-250-83340-2

Keywords: Middle Ages, Orphans, Bubonic plague, LGBTQ+

Rescued by a ship's crew after surviving a plague, Rype journeys across Europe, meeting troubadours, escaping violence, and, slowly, remembering her past.