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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Flowerheart
Catherine Bakewell
Illustrator: Yejin Park
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: HarperTeen/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-321459-0
Keywords: enchantment, romance, anxiety, depression, fantasy substance use, LGBTQ, same-sex couples, wizards
Clara must learn to control dangerous magic to save her father and, with her childhood friend, find an antidote to the potion afflicting their community. Graceful black-and-white spot art.