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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Protector of the Small
by Tamora Pierce
Ages: 9+
Published: 2000
Publisher: Random
ISBN: 0-679-88915-9
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In this sequel to First Test, Kel, who wishes to become a knight, struggles through her years as a page, trying not to succumb to those who would thwart her.