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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Memory Boy

by Will Weaver

Ages: 12+

Published: 2001

Publisher: HarperCollins

ISBN: 0-06-028811-6

Keywords: Natural Disasters

In the aftermath of an environmental disaster, Miles helps his family escape and cope with the fear and lawlessness they encounter outside the city.