When I was a kid, family vacations consisted of two things: 1) camping or 2) vising relatives. I recall a few other adventures, but money was tight and our trips were usually of the budget-friendly variety. This meant that traveling overseas, was an adventure completely relegated to the world of books, at least until I grew older. There are many interesting non-fiction books about foreign countries, stories set in far off places in ancient times, or regarding famous moments in that countries history. For the sake of this book list though, I thought it would be interesting to find some books where American children (or pigs) travel to a foreign country for travel and adventure. Although it is a decent list, they aren't nearly as prevalent as I thought they would be. Definitely something to keep in mind while I am writing. Also something to keep in mind, if my characters do travel, perhaps sending them somewhere besides Europe would be interesting.
Netherlands - A Fault In Our Stars by John Green
France - Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson
Russia - Eloise in Moscow by Kay Thompson
Japan - My Awesome Japan Adventure: A Diary About the Best 4 Months Ever! by Rebecca Ottowa
France - Lately Lily: The Adventure of a Travelling Girl by Micah Player
Italy - Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer
France - Nobody's Girl by Sarra Manning
Italy - Are We There Yet by David Levithan
India - Karma by Cathy Ostlere
India - The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami
World - Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie
Netherlands - Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
India - Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood by Varsha Bajaj
Greece - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Egypt - The Pharaoh's Secret by Marissa Moss
Great Britain - Gilda Joyce: the Ghost Sonata by Jennifer Allison
Thailand - Stolen by Lucy Christopher
South Africa - Many Stones by Carolyn Coman
Netherlands - Post Cards From No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers
India - Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins
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