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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Worlds We Leave Behind, The
A. F. Harrold
Illustrator: Levi Pinfold
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books/Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978-1-5476-1095-2
Keywords: family, friendship, choices, intervention
Tender Tommo and impulsive Hex are best friends until an accident tears them apart. Revenge, shame, longing, and loss are eloquently explored. Black-and-white illustrations of magical elements.