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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Magda Standing

Christine Fallert Kessides

Ages: 14+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Bold Story Press

ISBN: 978-1-954-805-385

Keywords: World War1, Spanish flu, Red Cross, Education, Family, Pittsburgh, Nursing, German American,

Magda and her large loving German American family face the horrors of World War I and the Spanish flu epidemic. Yet she remains ready to love and learn.