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Books Set in Another Country

Ruth Jansen Beanstack Reading Recommendations

Explore the world without leaving home by reading a book set in another country. Here are some suggestions:

Children’s Books –

  • Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey – EASY BAI
  • The Cat Who Walked Across France by Kate Banks – EASY BAN
  • The Tale of the Tiger Slippers by Jan Brett – EASY BRE
  • The Ocean Calls by Tina M. Cho – EASY CHO
  • Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy by Tara Dairman – EASY DAI
  • Possum Magic by Mem Fox – EASY FOX
  • The Problem with Chickens by Bruce McMillan – EASY MCM
  • Salvatore and the Goats of Mount Etna by Uschi Muller – EASY MUL
  • Red Butterfly: How a princess smuggled the secret of silk out of China by Deborah Noyes – EASY NOY
  • Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein – EASY REI/MEDIA KIT REI
  • Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe – EASY STE
  • Paddington series by Michael Bond – READER1 E P/J BON
  • Dodsworth series by Tim Egan – READER2 E E
  • Rabia’s Eid by Rukhsana Khan – READER2 E K
  • Too Small Tola by Atinuke – READER4 E A
  • Greetings from Somewhere: The Mystery Across the Secret Bridge by Harper Paris – SERIES GREETINGS
  • A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus – J ALB
  • The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander – J ALE
  • Thirst by Varsha Bajaj – J BAJ
  • Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar – J BEH
  • Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani  – J HIR
  • The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry – J LOW
  • The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh – J MAR
  • Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery – J MON/JBOCD MON
  • Uprising by Jennifer Nielsen – J NIE/JBOCD NIE
  • Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack – J PAS
  • The Cricket War by Tho Pham – J PHA
  • Heidi by Johanna Spyri – J SPY/JBOCD SPY
  • The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems – J WIL
  • Food Like Mine: Includes amazing recipes from around the world edited by Carrie Love – J 394.12 FOO
  • The Girl with a Brave Heart: a Tale from Tehran by Rita Jahan-Fouruz – J 398.202 JAH
  • Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang – J 641.822 WAN
  • I am Anne Frank by Brad Meltzer – J 920 FRA
  • King Arthur’s Tale by Anita Ganeri – J 940.014 GAN

Teen Books –

  • My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen – YA COH
  • The Red Palace by June Hur –YA HUR
  • Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean – YA JEA
  • Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram – YA KHO
  • Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri – YA NAY
  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh – YA OH
  • Stateless by Elizabeth Wein – YA WEI
  • Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki – YA GRAPHIC SHU
  • When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed – YA GRAPHIC WHE/J GN WHE
  • The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne by Catherine Reef – YA 920 BRO
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer – YA 920 KAM
  • Inuunira: My Story of Survival by Brian Koonoo – YA 920 KOO