“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.”
― James Baldwin
Every book opens another door to a whole new world, with new sights, sounds and wonder beyond your wildest imagination (sounds cheesy but it's true).
So here are a list of places/countries which you can explore through books, listed in alphabetical order. Whether you live in New York, Singapore or the Federated States of Micronesia, there are some real exotic countries out there for you to travel to through the words of talented authors:
Afghanistan: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
China: Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
Denmark: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Greece: Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel
Japan: Ink by Amanda Sun
Korea: Prophecy by Ellen Oh
Los Angeles: Vain by Fisher Amelie
Malibu: Blonde Ambition by Zoey Dean
Nantucket: Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
Orleans, New: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Pakistan: An Infidel in Paradise by S.J. Laidlaw
Singapore: Return to a Sexy Island by Neil Humphreys
United Kingdom: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
These 24 books would be a good way for you to kick-start your worldly travels. Not all are contemporary and hence, these books will offer you peeks into a country's past and future.
Leave your footprints all around the world from the comfort of your armchair.
The world is yours for the reading.
xoxo,
Sel
This is a repost from the original guest post I made on Armchair BEA 2013 while serving as the International Liaison. Read the original guest post here.
Leave your footprints all around the world from the comfort of your armchair.
The world is yours for the reading.
xoxo,
Sel
This is a repost from the original guest post I made on Armchair BEA 2013 while serving as the International Liaison. Read the original guest post here.
Ahh this post is amazing!! I love books set in foreign countries because most are set in the US :/ Ink was one of my favourite reads this year because there were soo many references to Japanese culture in it. Also that quote at the beginning is my new favourite quote!!
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Yay! Thanks, Laura :-) Glad to hear that about INK-- Japanese culture is so mysterious and wonderful, there should be more of it in YA!
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