Global Reading:
Selected Literature for Children and Teens
Set in Other Countries
Compiled by Megan Schliesman© 2007 Cooperative Children's Book Center
This bibliography was designed with U.S. readers in mind, so “other countries” refers to countries other than the United States.
Books on the list are arranged by geographic region of the world as follows:
The books included depict both contemporary and historical life exclusive of World War II, which is covered in another CCBC bibliography: "Tell Them We Remember": Selected Books for Children and Teens about the Holocaust and World War II.
Some of the books on this list were originally published in other nations, and in other languages, giving readers here a glimpse not only of life in or the history of other parts of the world, but also of what children and teens elsewhere may be reading. Check out the Mildred L. Batchelder Award of the American Library Association for a list that focuses exclusively on translated books.
The CCBC's multicultural literature resource links provides links to information on books by and about people of color and includes resources that have an international scope.
Emphasis was placed on books published in 1990 or later; a few older books were chosen if they were translated or provide unique content.
Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.
The Américas: Picture Books
Andrews-Gobel, Nancy. The Pot That Juan Built. Illustrated by David Diaz. Lee & Low, 2002. Ages 6 - 10
Carling, Amelia Lau. Mama and Papa Have a Store. Dial, 1998. Ages 4 - 8
Delacre, Lulu. Vejigante masquerader. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 5 - 9
Dorros, Arthur . Tonight is Carnaval . Illustrated by Members of Madres Virgin del Carmen of Lima, Peru. Dutton , 1991. 24 pages. Ages 4-8
Ehlert, Lois . Market Day: A Story Told with Folk Art. Harcourt, 2000. 32 pages. Ages 5-9
Geeslin, Campbell. On Ramon's Farm. Illustrated by Petra Mathers. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1998. Ages 4 - 8
Holzwarth, Werner. I'm Jose and I'm Okay: Three Stories from Bolivia. Translated by Laura McKenna, from the Spanish. Illustrated by Yatiyawi Studios. U.S. edition: Kane/Miller, 1999. 36 pages. Ages 7-11
Reiser, Lynn. Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas. Translated by Rebecca Hart. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8
Winter, Jonah. Frida. Illustrated by Ana Juan. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 2002. Ages 6 - 10The Américas: Fiction
Alvarez, Julia . Before We Were Free. Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 167 pages. Ages 12-15
Bondoux, Anne-Laure. The Killer's Tears. Translated by Y. Maudet, from the French. U.S. edition: Delacorte Press, 2006. 162 pages. Ages 12-14
Buss, Fran Leeper and with the assistance of Daisy Cubias . Journey of the Sparrows. Lodestar Books, 1991. Ages 12 - 16
Carlson, Lori M. and Cynthia Ventura, editors . Where Angels Glide at Dawn: New Stories from Latin America. Illustrated by Jose Ortega. J.B. Lippincott, 1990. 114 pages. Ages 10 and older
Delacre, Lulu. Salsa Stories. Scholastic Press, 2000. 105 pages. Ages 8-11
Ellis, Deborah. Sacred Leaf. Groundwood Books, 2007. 206 pages. Ages 10-14
Ellis, Deborah. I Am a Taxi. Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 2006. 205 pages. Ages 10-14
Gilmore, Rachna. A Group of One. Henry Holt, 2001. Age 12 and older
Holtwijk, Ineke. Asphalt Angels. Translated by Wanda Boeke, from the Spanish. U.S. edition: Front Street , 1999. 184 pages. Ages 14 and up
Jaramillo, Ann. La Línea. Deborah Brodie Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 131 pages. Age 13 and older
Jenkins, Lyll Becerra de. Celebrating the Hero. Lodestar/Dutton, 1995. Ages 12 and older
Jenkins, Lyll Becerra de. So Loud a Silence. Lodestar/Dutton, 1996. Ages 14 and older
Joseph, Lynn. The Color of My Words. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 10 - 14
Machado, Ana Marie. From Another World. Translated by Luisa Baeta, from the Portuguese. Illustrated by Lucia Brandao. Groundwood, 2005. 136 pages. Ages 9-12
Nunes, Lygia Bojunga. My Friend the Painter. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero, from the Portuguese. U.S. edition: Harcourt, 1991. 85 pages. Ages 10-13
Peet, Mal. Keeper. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2005. 225 pages. Ages 12-16
Resau, Laura. Red Glass. Delacorte, 2007. 275 pages. Ages 11-15
Skarmeta, Antonio. The Composition. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. U.S. edition: A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. Ages 9 - 16
Temple, Frances. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1992. Age 12 and older
Temple, Frances. Tonight, By Sea. Richard Jackson/Orchard, 1995. Ages 10 - 14
Temple, Frances. Grab Hands and Run. Orchard Books, 1993. 165 pages. Ages 11-14The Américas: Non-Fiction
Aldana, Patricia. Jade and Iron: Latin American Tales from Two Cultures. Translated by Hugh Hazelton, from the Spanish. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Groundwood, 1996. 64 pages. Ages 9-12
Ancona, George. The Pinata Maker/El pinatero. Harcourt Brace, 1994. Ages 8 - 10
Ancona, George. Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997. 40 pages. Ages 7-11
Ancona, George. Cuban Kids. Marshall Cavendish, 2000. 40 pages. Ages 8-12
Engle, Margarita. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom. Henry Holt, 2008. 176 pages. Age 12 and older
Engle, Margarita. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Henry Holt, 2006. 183 pages. Age 12 and older
Montejo, Victor . Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya. Translated by David Unger, from the Spanish. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Groundwood, 1999. 85 pages. Ages 9 and up
Presilla, Maricel E. and Gloria Soto . Life Around the Lake: Embroideries by the Women of Lake Patzcuaro. Henry Holt, 1996. Ages 9 - 12Africa: Picture Books
Alalou, Elizabeth and Ali Alalou . The Butter Man. Illustrated by Julie Klear Essakalli. Charlesbridge, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 5-9
Diakité, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa. Illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité. Scholastic Press, 2006. 32 pages. Ages 4-7
Diouf, Sylviane A.. Bintou's Braids. Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. Chronicle, 2001. 40 pages. Ages 4-8
Ichikawa, Satomi. My Father's Shop.. U.S. edition: Kane/Miller, 2006. 32 pages. Ages 3-7
Kurtz, Jane. Faraway Home. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Harcourt Press, 2000. 32 pages. Ages 5-8
Kurtz, Jane and Christopher. Only a Pigeon. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Simon & Schuster, 1997. 40 pages. Ages 4-8
Marhkam, Beryl . The Good Lion. Illustrated by Don Brown. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 6-9
Mollel, Tololwa M. . My Rows and Piles of Coins. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Clarion Books, 1999. 32 pages. Ages 4-8
Ngeng, Pierre Yves. Vacation in the Village: A Story from West Africa. U.S. edition: Boyds Mills Press, 1999. 24 pages. Ages 6-9
Raven, Margot Theis. Circle Unbroken: The Story of a Basket and Its People. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. 40 pages. Ages 6-9
Sandoval, Dolores. Be Patient, Abdul. Margaret K. McElderry, 1996. 32 pages. Ages 5-7
Sisulu, Elinor. The Day Gogo Went to Vote. Illustrated by Sharon Wilson. London: Little, Brown, 1996. 32 pages. Ages 7-10
Stock, Catherine. Gugu's House. Clarion, 2001. Ages 5 - 8
Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Elizabeti's Doll. Illustrated by Christy Hale. Lee & Low, 1998. 32 pages. Ages 3 - 7
Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Babu's Song. Illustrated by Aaron Boyd. Lee & Low, 2003. 32 pages. Ages 5-8
Wilson-Max, Ken. Halala Means Welcome: A Book of Zulu Words. U.S. edition: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 1998. 28 pages. Ages 4-8
Winter, Jeanette. Elsina's Clouds. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. 32 pages. Ages 3-7Africa: Fiction
Case, Dianne. 92 Queens Road. U.S. edition: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. 163 pages. Ages 9-12
Coman, Carolyn. Many Stones. Front Street, 2000. Ages 14 - 18
Ellis, Deborah. The Heaven Shop. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004. 186 pages. Ages 10-14
Matthews, L. S.. Fish. Delacorte, 2004. 183 pages. Ages 10-13
Mwangi, Meja. The Mzungu Boy. Groundwood, 2005. 150 pages. Ages 10 - 14
Naidoo, Beverley. The Other Side of Truth. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 11 - 14
Naidoo, Beverley. No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 1997. Ages 11 - 14
Naidoo, Beverley. Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2003. Age 12 and older
Naidoo, Beverley. Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story. U.S. edition: Lippincott, 1985. 80 pages. Ages 9-13
Naidoo, Beverley. Chain of Fire. U.S. edition: Lippincott, 1990. 245 pages. Age 12 and older
Stassen, Jean-Philippe. Déogratias: A Tale of Rwanda. U.S. First Second, 2006. 79 pages. Age 14 and older
Stolz, Joëlle. The Shadows of Ghadames. Translated by Catherine Temerson, from the French. U.S. edition: Delacorte Press, 2004. 119 pages. Ages 10-13Africa: Non-Fiction
Ellis, Deborah. Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005. 104 pages. Ages 11-18
Haskins, James and Kathleen Benson . African Beginnings. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1998. 48 pages. Ages 9-12
Jansen, Hanna. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford, from the German. U.S. edition: Carolrhoda, 2006. 342 pages. Ages 14 and older
McKee, Tim . No More Strangers Now: Young Voices from a New South Africa. Photographed by Anne Blackshaw. DK Ink, 1998. Ages 12 - 18
McKissack, Patricia C. and Frederick. The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa. Henry Holt, 1994. 142 pages. Ages 10-16
Nivola, Claire A.. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 8-12
Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Ogbo: Sharing Life in an African Village. U.S. edition: Gulliver/Harcourt Brace, 1996. Ages 7 - 10
Winter, Jeanette. Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. Harcourt, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 5-9Asia/Pacific: Picture Books
Bash, Barbara. In the Heart of the Village: the World of the Indian Banyan Tree. Sierra Club, 1996. Ages 8 - 11
Bridges, Shirin Yim. Ruby's Wish. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Chronicle, 2002. Grades 1 - 4
Charles, Veronika Martenova. The Birdman. Illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stephan Daigle. Tundra Books, 2006. 32 pages. Ages 7-11
Choi, Yangsook. Peach Heaven. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005. 28 pages. Ages 4-7
Garland, Sherry. My Father's Boat. Scholastic, 1998. Ages 4 - 8
Park, Linda Sue. The Firekeeper's Son. Illustrated by Julia Downing. Clarion, 2004. 37 pages. Ages 4-8
Park, Frances and Ginger. My Freedom Trip. Illustrated by Debra Reid Jenkins. Boyds Mills Press, 1998. 32 pages. Ages 8-10
Preus, Margi. The Peace Bell. Illustrated by Hideko Takahashi. Henry Holt, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 6-10
Say, Allen. Tree of Cranes. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 32 pages. Ages 5 - 7
Shea, Pegi Deitz. The Wispering Cloth. Illustrated by Anita Riggio/ You Yang. Caroline House/ Boyds Mills Pess, 1995. 32 pages. Ages 7-11
Shulevitz, Uri . How I Learned Geography. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 4-8
Sis, Peter. Tibet : through the red box . Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998. 58 pages. 11 and older
Takabayashi, Mari. I Live in Tokyo. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. 32 pages. Ages 5 - 9
Thompson, Holly. The Wakame Gatherers. Illustrated by Kazumi Wilds. Shen's Books, 2007. 32 pages. Ages 5-8Asia/Pacific: Fiction
Compestine, Ying Chang. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. Henry Holt, 2007. 248 pages. Ages 10-14
Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop. Dial, 2006. 280 pages. Ages 13-16
Holt, Kimberly Willis. Keeper of the Night. Henry Holt, 2003. Age 13 and older
Miyabe, Miyuki. Brave Story. Translated by Alexander O. Smith. U.S. edition: Viz Media, 2007. Ages 10-14
Mori, Kyoko. One Bird. Egde/Henry Holt, 1995. Ages 13 and older
Mori, Kyoko. Shizuko's Daughter. Henry Holt, 1993. Ages 12 - 16
Namioka, Lensey. Ties that Bind, Ties that Break. Delacorte Press, 1999. 154 pages. Ages 12 and older
Perkins, Mitali. Rickshaw Girl. Illustrated by Jamie Hogan. Charlesbridge, 2007. 91 pages. Ages 8-10
Shea, Pegi Deitz. Tangled Threads. Clarion, 2003. 236 pages. Ages 12-14
Sheth, Kashmira. Keeping Corner. Hyperion, 2007. 288 pages. Ages 12-16
Sheth, Kashmira. Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet. Hyperion, 2006. 25 pages. Age 12 and older
Turner, Pamela S.. Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog. Illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Houghton Mifflin, 2004. 32 pages. Ages 5 - 9
Vejjajiva, Jane. The Happiness of Kati. Translated by Jane Vejjajiva and Prudence Borthwick, from the Thai. U.S. edition: Atheneum, 2006. 139 pages. Ages 9-13
Venkatraman, Padma. Climbing the Stairs. Putnam, 2008. 247 pages. Age 12 and older
Yep, Laurence and Dr. Kathleen S. Yep . The Dragon’s Child: A Story of Angel Island. HarperCollins, 2008. 133 pages. Ages 9-12
Yumoto, Kazumi. The Friends. Translated by Cathy Hirano. U.S. edition: Farrar Strous Giroux, 1996. Ages 10 - 13Asia/Pacific: Non-Fiction
Delisle, Guy. Pyongyang: a Journey in North Korea. Translated by Helge Dashner, from the French. Drawn & Quarterly Books, 2005. 176 pages. Ages 13-17
Haski, Pierre. The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl. Translated by Lisa Appignanesi, from the French. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2005. 166 pages. Ages 9-14
Huynh, Quang Nhuong. Water Buffalo Days: Growing up in Vietman. Illustrated by Jean and Mour-Sieng Tseng. HarperCollins, 1997. 116 pages. Ages 9-11
Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. HarperCollins, 1997. Age 12 and older
Kuklin, Susan. Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery. Henry Holt, 1998. Ages 11 - 14
Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story.. Albert Whitman, 2003. 120 pages.
Li, Moying. Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. 192 pages. Ages 11-14
Warren, Andrea. Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004. 110 pages. Ages 10-14Australia: Picture Books
Lester, Alison. Are We There Yet? A Journey around Australia. U.S edition: Kane / Miller, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 5-9
Wheatley, Nadia and Donna Rawlins . My Place. U.S. edition: Kane/Miller, 1990. Ages 6 - 12Australia: Fiction
Clarke, Judith. Kalpana's Dream. U.S. edition: Front Street, 2005. 164 pages. Ages 10-14
Clarke, Judith. Wolf on the Fold. U.S. edition: Front Street, 2002. Age 12 and older
Crew, Gary. Angel's Gate. U.S. edition: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Ages 9 - 14
Hartnett, Sonya. Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf. Candlewick, 2005. 208 pages. Ages 14 and older
Hartnett, Sonya. Thursday's Child. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2002. Age 12 and older
Zusak, Markus. Fighting Ruben Wolfe. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. Ages 12 - 16
Zusak, Markus. I am the Messenger. U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 368 pages. Ages 14 and olderAustralia: Non-Fiction
Oodgeroo. Dreamtime: Aboriginal Stories. Illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft. U.S. edition: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard, 1994. 95 pages. Ages 12 and older
Ward, Glenyse. Wandering Girl. U.S. edition: Henry Holt, 1991. Age 13 and olderEurope: Picture Books
Banks, Kate. The Cat Who Walked Across France. Illustrated by Georg Hallensleben. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. 32 pages. Ages 5-8
Fleming, Candace. Gabriella's Song. Illustrated by Giselle Potter. Atheneum, 1997. 32 pages. Ages 4-7
Hole, Stian. Garmann’s Summer. Translated by Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett. U.S. edition: Eerdmans, 2008. 40 pages. Ages 6-10
Macaulay, David. Rome Antics. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 79 pages. Ages 7-12
Macaulay, David . Angelo. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 6 - 10
Manushkin, Fran. How Mama Brought the Spring. Illustrated by Holly Berry. Dutton, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 5-8
Potter, Giselle. The Year I Didn't Go to School. Atheneum, 2002. Ages 5 - 8
Radunsky, Vladimir. Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War. Antheneum, 2002. 28 pages. Ages 4-8Europe: Fiction
Almond, David. The Fire-Eaters. U.S. edition: Delacorte, 2004. 224 pages. Ages 12 - 15
Almond, David . Clay. U.S. edition: Delacorte Press, 2006. 247 pages. Ages 13-16
Björk, Christina. Vendela in Venice. Translated by Patricia Crampton. Illustrated by Inga-Karin Eriksson . U.S. edition: R&S Books, 1999, 93 pages. Ages 7-10
Bohlmeijer, Arno. Something Very Sorry. Translated by Arno Bohlmeijer, from the Dutch. U.S. edition: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Ages 9 - 13
Branford, Henrietta. Fire, Bed & Bone. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 10 - 12
Chotjewitz, David. Crazy Diamond. Translated by Doris Orgel. A Richard Jackson Book / Atheneum, 2008. 252 pages. Age 14 and older
Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice. Clarion, 1995. Ages 9 - 14
Cushman, Karen. Matilda Bone. Clarion, 2000. Ages 8 - 13
Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy. Clarion, 1994. Age 12 and older
De Vries, Anke. Bruises. Translated by Stacey Kneucht. U.S edition: Front Street, 1995. Age 12 and older
Dowd, Siobhan. The London Eye Mystery. U.S. edition: David Fickling Books / Random House, 2008. 322 pages. Ages 10-14
Dowd, Siobhan. Bog Child. U.S. edition: David Fickling Books / Random House, 2008. 321 pages. Age 14 and older
Frost, Helen. The Braid. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006. 95 pages. Age 12 and older
Gandolfi, Sylvana. Aldabra, or the Tortoise Who Loved Shakespeare. Translated by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, from Italian. Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, 2004. 151 pages. Ages 9 - 14
Goscinny, René. Nicholas and the Gang. Translated by Anthea Bell. Illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé. U.S. edition: Phaidon Press, 2007. 113 pages. Ages 8-12
Heuston, Kimberley. Dante's Daughter. Front Street, 2003. 302 pages. Ages 13-16
Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier. Translated by Michael Hofmann, from the German. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2005. 240 pages. Ages 12-14
Holub, Josef . The Robber and Me. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford, from the German. U.S. edition: Henry Holt, 1997. 213 pages. Ages 10-13
Jimenez, Juan Ramon and Selected, translated & adapted from the Spanish by Myra Cohn Livingston & Joseph F. Dominguez . Platero y yo/Platero and I. Illustrated by Antonio Fransconi. Clarion, 1994. Ages 9 - 12
Jongman, Mariken. Rits. Translated by Wanda Boeke from the Dutch. U.S. edition: Front Street, 2008. 236 pages. Ages 11-14
Lindo, Elvira. Manolito Four-Eyes. Translated by Joanne Moriarty. Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga. U.S. edition: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. 144 pages. Ages 8-11
Llorente, Pilar Molina. The Apprentice. Translated by Robin Longshaw, from the Spanish. Illustrated by Juan Ramon Alonso. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1993. 47 pages. Ages 12-15
Morgenstern, Susie. A Book of Coupons. Translated by Gill Rosner, from the French. Illustrated by Serge Bloch. U.S. edition: Viking, 2001. Ages 9 - 12
Morgenstern, Susie. Secret Letters from 0 to 10. Translated by Gil Rosner. Viking, 1998. 137 pages. 10-13
Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful. U.S. edition: Scholastic Press, 2004. 202 pages. Ages 14 - 18
Mourlevat, Jean-Claude. The Pull of the Ocean. U.S. edition: Delacorte Press, 2006. 191 pages. Ages 10-14
Naidoo, Beverley. The Other Side of Truth. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 11 - 14
Nilsson, Per . You & You & You . Translated by Tara Chace, from the Swedish. U.S. edition: Front Street , 2005. 301 pages. Ages 14-17
Pausewang, Gudrun. Fall-Out. Translated by Patricia Crampton, from the German. U.S. edition: Viking, 1995. Ages 14 - 16
Pelgrom, Els. The Acorn Eaters. Translated by Johanna H. Prins and Johanna W. Prins, from the Dutch. U.S. edition: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997. 211 pages. Ages 12-16
Reuter, Bjarne. The Boys From St. Petri. Translated by Anthea Bell, from the Danish. U.S. edition: Dutton, 1994. 215 pages. Ages 12-15
Reuter, Bjarne. Buster's World. Translated by by Anthea Bell from the Danish. U.S. edition: Dutton, 1989. 154 pages. Ages 8-12
Sturtevant, Katherine. At the Sign of the Star. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2000. Ages 11 - 14
Sturtevant, Katherine . A True and Faithful Narrative. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006. 250 pages. Ages 12-15
Temple, Frances. The Ramsay Scallop. Orchard, 1994. Ages 11 - 15
Wulf, Linda Press. The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006. 207 pages. Ages 10-14Europe: Non-Fiction
Aliki, . William Shakespeare and the Globe. HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 8 - 12
Kubert, Joe. Fax from Sarajevo. Dark Horse Comics, 1998. 224 pages. Ages 14 and up
Kyuchukov, Hristo and Ian Hancock . A History of the Romani People. Boyds Mills Press, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 8-12
Nikola-Lisa, W.. Till Year's Good End : A Calendar of Medieval Labors . Illustrated by Christopher Manson. Atheneum, 1997. 32 pages. Ages 7-11
Rosen, Michael. Shakespeare: His Work and His World. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen. Candlewick Press, 2001. Ages 11 - 14
Sacco, Joe. Safe Area Gorazde. Fantagraphics Books, 2000. 240 pages. Ages 15 and up
Schmemann, Serge. When the Wall Came Down: The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Soviet Communism. A New York Times Book/ Kingfisher, 2006. 127 pages. Ages 11 and older
Shafer, Anders C.. The Fantastic Journey of Pieter Bruegel. Dutton, 2002. 40 pages.
Sís, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. 48 pages. Age 9 and older
Strom, Yale. Uncertain Roads: Searching for the Gypsies. Four Winds Press, 1993. 111 pages. Ages 9-14Middle East: Picture Books
Balouch, Kristen. Mystery Bottle. Hyperion, 2006. 32 pages. Ages 4-8
da Costa, Deborah. Snow in Jerusalem. Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Albert A. Whitman, 2001. 32 pages. Ages 6-10
Heide, Florence Parry and Judith Heide Gilliland . The Day of Ahmed's Secret. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990. 32 pages. Ages 5-9
Karen Lynn, Williams and Khadra Mohammed . Four Feet, Two Sandals. Illustrated by Doug Chayka. Eerdmans, 2007. 32 pages. Ages 7-11
Nye, Naomi Shihab. Sitti's Secrets. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Four Winds Press, 1994. Ages 6 - 10
Rumford, James. Silent Music: A Story of Bagdhad. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 7-9
Schweiger-Dmi'el, Izhak . Hanna's Sabbath Dress. Illustrated by Ora Eitan. U.S. edition: Simon & Schuster, 1996. 32 pages. Ages 3-7
Shulevitz, Uri . How I Learned Geography. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008. 32 pages. Ages 4-8
Waldman, Neil. The Never-Ending Greenness. Morrow, 1997. 32 pages. Ages 5-8
Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq. Harcourt, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 8-11Middle East: Fiction
Carmi, Daniella. Samir and Yonatan. Translated by Yael Lotan. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000. Age 12 and older
Carter, Anne Laurel. The Shepherd's Granddaughter. Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 2008. 224 pages. Age 13 and older
Clinton, Cathryn. A Stone in My Hand. Candlewick Press, 2002. Ages 10 - 14
Ellis, Deborah. Mud City. Groundwood/Douglas & McIntyre, 2003. Ages 10 - 14
Ellis, Deborah. Parvana's Journey. A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2002. Ages 10 - 14
Ellis, Deborah. The Breadwinner. Groundwood, 2000. 170 pages. Ages 10 - 14
García, Laura Gallego. The Legend of the Wandering King. Translated by Dan Bellm, from the Spanish. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 2005. 213 pages. Ages 11-14
Geras, Adele. My Grandmother's Stories : A Collection of Jewish Folk Tales . Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. 87 pages. Ages 8-12
Laird, Elizabeth and Sonia Nimr . A Little Piece of Ground. U.S. edition: Haymarket, 2006. 221 pages. Ages 10-14
Myers, Walter Dean. Sunrise Over Fallujah. Scholastic Press, 290 pages. Ages 13 and older
Orlev, Uri. Lydia, Queen of Palestine. Translated by Hillel Halken, from the Hebrew. U.S. edition: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. 170 pages. Ages 10-13
Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Amulet Books / Harry N. Abrams, 2006. 352 pages. Ages 11-15
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk. Daughter of War. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. 210 pages. Age 13 and older
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. 275 pages. Ages 12-18
Stein, Tammar. Light Years. Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 263 pages. Ages 15 and older
Temple, Frances . The Beduins' Gazelle. Orchard, 1996. Ages 11 - 14Middle East: Non-Fiction
Barakat, Ibtisam. Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. 176 pages. Age 13 and older
Ellis, Deborah. Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak. Groundwood / Douglas & McIntyre, 2004. 110 pages. Ages 12-18
Frank, Mitch. Understanding the Holy Land : Answering Questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict . Viking, 2005. 152 pages. Ages 12-17
Kuskin, Karla. Jerusalem, Shining Still. Illustrated by David Frampton. A Charlotte Zolotow Book / Harper, 1987. 28 pages. Ages 5-12
Macaulay, David. Mosque. Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 96 pages. Ages 8-16
Nye, Naomi Shihab. 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2002. Age 12 and older
O'Brien, Tony and Mike Sullivan . Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan. Photographed by Tony O'Brien. Bloomsbury, 2008. 69 pages. Ages 9-14
Podwal, Mark. Jerusalem Sky: Stars, Crosses and Crescents. Doubleday, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 6-10
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. U.S. edition: Pantheon, 2003. Age 15 and older
Zenatti, Valérie. When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir. Translated by Adriana Hunter, from the French. U.S. edition: Bloomsbury, 2005. 235 pages. Ages 15-18Multinational: Picture Books
Anno, Mitsumasa and Raymond Brigs, et al. . All in a Day. Philomel, 1986. 24 pages. Ages 6-10
Smith, David A.. If the World were a Village: A Book About the World's People. Illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong. Kids Can Press, 2002. 32 pages. Ages 8-12
Vyner, Tim. World Team. U.S. edition: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Ages 4 - 9Multinational: Fiction
Ellis, Deborah. Lunch with Lenin and Other Stories. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. 169 pages. Age 13 and older
Multinational: Non-Fiction
. We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures. Frances Lincoln, 2008. 64 pages. Age 5 and older
Ajmera, Maya and John D. Ivanko . Back to School. Charlesbridge, 2001. 32 pages.
Aldana, editor, Patricia. Under the Spell of the Moon: Art for Children from the World's Greatest Illustrators. Translated by Stan Dragland. A Groundwood Book / Douglas & McIntyre, 2004. 80 pages. Age 5 and older
Budhos, Marina . Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers. Henry Holt, 1999. Age 14 and older
Global Fund for Children, . Global Babies. Charlesbridge, 2007. 14 pages. Ages birth - 3
Kuklin, Susan. Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists. Putnam, 1996. Age 12 and older
Nye, Naomi Shihab. This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World. Four Winds Press, 1992. Ages 11 and older
Rumford, James. Traveling Man : The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 . Houghton Mifflin, 2001. 32 pages. Ages 8-12
Springer, Jane. Listen to Us: The World's Working Children: A Book for Kids. Groundwood/Douglas & McIntyre, 1997. Age 9 and older
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