Friday, June 2, 2017

Brainstorm 113: Suggested Sailing Routes

As promised, here are some suggested sailing routes for the summer reading challenge I posted in the last Brainstorm (see Brainstorm 112). This may have been one of the hardest Brainstorms to put together. Not only is it the end of the school year (craziness!) but some of these areas of the world are either: 1) really hard to find books in English for, or 2) so hard to choose just a few to put here because there are dozens and dozens of favorites (I'm looking at you East Asia, North America, UK, and Imaginary Worlds). There are hundreds of thousands of great books missing from this list. Please comment with your favorite reads from around the world to share great ideas with fellow summer readers. Have a fantastic time voyaging around the world this summer whether it be from the comfort of your favorite reading spot or on an actual boat!


Read a book by an African author or set in Africa – M on map




Read a book by an astronaut/cosmonaut or set in outer space – A on map




Read a book set in Antarctica – S on map





Read a book by an Australian or set in Australia – R on map




Read a book by a Caribbean author or set in the Caribbean – L on map




Read a book by a Central American author or set in Central America (I’m including Mexico here) – K on map




Read a book by an East Asian author or set in East Asia – H on map




Read a book by an Eastern European author or set in Eastern Europe – F on map




Read a book set in an imaginary place – T on map





Read a book by an Indian subcontinent author or set in the Indian subcontinent – J on map





Read a book by a Middle Eastern author or set in the Middle East – I on map





Read a book by a North American author or set in North America – B on map





Read a book by an Oceana/Pacific Island author or set in Oceana/Pacific Islands – P on map





Read a book by a Russian author or set in Russia – D on map





Read a book by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia – C on map





Read a sea story (set mostly on a boat at sea) – Q on map






Read a book by a South American author or set in South America – O on map




Read a book by a Southeast Asian author or set in Southeast Asia – N on map





Read a book by a UK author or set in the United Kingdom – E on map


Picture Book: Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas, ill. by Nonny Hogrogian
Juvenile Nonfiction: The Inside-Out Book of London by Roxie Munro
Middle Grade/YA Fiction: The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
Adult Fiction: The Drew Farthering mysteries by Juliana Deering
Adult Nonfiction: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot


Read a book by a Western European author or set in Western Europe – G on map





And a few books to help you travel super fast:





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