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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Spice Road
Maiya Ibrahim
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-12696-7
Keywords: War, Rebellion, Despots, Monsters, Siblings, Betrayal
From the hidden desert city of Qalia, protected for a millennium by secret spice magic, Imani, an expert swordfighter, sets out to recover her brother from a distant outer world. Detailed map.