International Reads Pt 2: Asia
International Reads Pt 3: Australia, New Zealand, & Oceania
International Reads Pt 4: Central America & the Caribbean
I'm not including summaries or reviews today in the interest of space. Clicking on the title of the books will take you to either my review of the book or a general summary and other reviews.
SPAIN
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism by Marc Aronson & Marina Budhos
Genre: History, Biography, War Stories, Young Adult Nonfiction
Food Fight Fiesta!: a Tale of La Tomatina by Tracey Kyle, ill. by Ana Gomez
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Holiday Stories, Picture Book, Lower Grade Fiction
Messi by Guillem Balague
Genre: Sports, Biography, Adult Nonfiction
Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote by Margarita Engle, ill. by Raúl Colón
Genre: Picture Book Biography, Novels in Verse, Literature, History, Middle Grade Nonfiction
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, ill. by Robert Lawson
Genre: Animal Stories, Picture Book, Lower Grade Fiction
SWEDEN
Kristina: the Girl King (Royal Diaries) by Carolyn Meyer
Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction
A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman, translated by Henning Koch
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction
My Happy Life (Dani, #1) by Rose Lagercrantz, ill. by Eva Eriksson
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Lower Grade Fiction
Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, ill. by Marc Simont
Genre: Mystery Fiction, Historical Fiction, Lower Grade Fiction
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Humor, Middle Grade Fiction
SWITZERLAND
Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman
Genre: Adventure, Sport, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction
Bloomability by Sharon Creech
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction
Dogs in the Dead of Night (Magic Tree House, #46) by Mary Pope Osborne, ill. by Salvatore Murdocca
Genre: Fantasy, Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Lower Grade/Middle Grade Fiction
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Genre: Historical Fiction, Classics, Middle Grade Fiction
UKRAINE
Conspiracy in Kiev (The Russian Trilogy) by Noel Hynd
Genre: Thriller, Spy Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction
The Mitten: an Old Ukrainian Folktale by Alvin Tresselt, ill. by Yaroslava
Genre: Folklore, Animal Stories, Picture Book
The Secret of Priest’s Grotto: a Holocaust Survival Story by Peter Lane Taylor with Christos Nicola
Genre: History, WWII Stories, Survival Stories, Middle Grade/Young Adult Nonfiction
UNITED KINGDOM
SPECIFIC UK REGION/CULTURE – CHANNEL ISLANDS
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Genre: Historical Fiction, WWII Stories, Adult Fiction
Nick of Time (Nick McIver Adventures through Time, #1) by Ted Bell
Genre: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, WWII Stories, Middle Grade Fiction
SPECIFIC UK REGION/CULTURE - ENGLAND
Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel, ill. by Nancy Carpenter
Genre: Picture Book Biography
Claude Going for Gold (Claude, #8) by Alex T. Smith
Genre: Humor, Graphic Novel, Lower Grade Fiction
The Inside-outside Book of London by Roxie Munro
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, Tour Books, Picture Book
MI5 and Me: a Coronet among the Spooks by Charlotte Bingham
Genre: Memoir, History, Spy Stories, Humor, Adult Nonfiction
Rules of Murder (Drew Farthering, #1) by Julianna Deering
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Religious Fiction, Adult Fiction
The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Genre: Historical Fiction, WWII Stories, Middle Grade Fiction
SPECIFIC UK REGION/CULTURE - IRELAND
Airman by Eoin Colfer
Genre: Thriller, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2) by Kristy Cambron
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, War Stories, Mystery, Thriller, Romantic Fiction, Religious Fiction, Adult Fiction
Leprechauns in Late Winter (Magic Tree House, #43) by Mary Pope Osborne, ill. by Salvatore Murdocca
Genre: Time Travel, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Lower Grade/Middle Grade Fiction
There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Music, Religious Fiction, Romantic Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
SPECIFIC UK REGION/CULTURE - SCOTLAND
Always Room for One More by Nic Leodhas, ill. by Nonny Hogrogian
Genre: Folklore & Folksongs, Picture Books, Lower Grade Nonfiction
Five Days in Skye (The MacDonald Family Trilogy, #1) by Carla Laureano
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Foodies, Romantic Fiction, Adult Fiction
For the Glory: the Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire by Duncan Hamilton
Genre: Biography, Sport, History, Christian Nonfiction, Adult Nonfiction
Howl at the Moon (Haggis and Tank Unleashed, #3) by Jessica Young, ill. by James Burks
Genre: Animal Stories, Mystery, Humor, Graphic Novels, Lower Grade Fiction
Katie Morag Delivers the Mail (Katie Morag, #1) by Mairi Hedderwick
Genre: Historical Fiction, Picture Books, Lower Grade Fiction
The Mad Wolf’s Daughter (The Mad Wolf’s Daughter, #1) by Diane Magras
Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Survival, Middle Grade Fiction
SPECIFIC UK REGION/CULTURE - WALES
Longbow Girl by Linda Davies
Genre: Time Travel, Thriller, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Sport, Young Adult Fiction
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs
Genre: Time Travel, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Superhero Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
*Note: Parts happen in the United States.
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