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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Juneberry Blue
Candice Ransom
Illustrator: Makenzie Hooks
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-68263-669-5
Keywords: Magical Realism-Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, mystery, ghosts, animal spirits
Andie expects to work in her grandmother's diner and create a magical recipe, but has she inherited the family gift? All she wants is for her father to come home. Greyscale spot illustrations and map.