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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When Sea Becomes Sky
Gillian McDunn
Illustrator: Yaoyao Ma Van As
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books/Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978-1-5476-1085-3
Keywords: loss, grief, friendship, summer vacation, ferries, biology, preservation
The enduring love of a sister for her brother shines through as they seek to solve the mystery of a statue found in an island marsh. Atmospheric black-and-white illustrations. Author's note.