When I was growing up, I was always looking for kids in books who knew airports & passports & travel as well as I did. But there was a dearth of kid travellers, unless you count Laura Ingalls Wilder, who I guess technically traveled all the time.
I found a few, & I loved them. Now there seems to be a trip-to-Europe trend in YA novels, which is kind of great. Just One Day, 13 Little Blue Envelopes, & The Fault in Our Stars all feature a teenage protaganist (or two) that fly off to Europe at some point.
Here are 4 of my favourite YA novels for travellers.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
by Jennifer E. Smith
I found The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight last summer, & I loved it more than I really expected to because: travel! teenage protaganist! airplane to London! This kind of book did not exist when I was a teenage protagonist traveling on airplanes to London, & I would have loved it.
Bloomability
by Sharon Creech
Bloomability is about a girl named Dinnie who lives with her "semi-nomadic family*" & whose dad is "transiently employed.*" I feel you, Dinnie. Also, she ends up at an awesome boarding school in Switzerland, a country that I love.
Betsy & the Great World
by Maud Hart Lovelace
I have read Betsy & the Great World nearly every year since I discovered it in high school. Betsy sails away on a ship to Europe after graduating & ends up discovering Venice, Munich, London, & even an exotic island in the middle of the Atlantic. It's a simple story, but one of my favourites of all time.
Anna & the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
Anna moves, against her will, to a boarding school in Paris, where her world is expanded & she falls in love with a great British boy. The end.
Bonus Young Adult Book for Travelers:
The Impossible Knife of Memory
by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Impossible Knife of Memory doesn't fit this jet-off-to-Europe list BUT it's a great book for teenagers who travel a lot. Hayley is an army kid & this book really deals with some of the crazy ways that affects her & her family.
I LOVED "Bloomability" when I was in middle school! It was one of my favourite books at the time. x
ReplyDeleteShe writes such good books. xx
DeleteYes,Yes,Yes! So many great books on your list! I still have to read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, but the rest of the I did read and can confirm that they are really amazing and definitely great for travelling.
ReplyDeleteI really like Jen Smith - & Statistical Probability is my favourite. x
DeleteI'm going to have to add a few of these to my TBR! I've already read a few but my favourites would have to be Just One Day and Anna and the French Kiss. Both made me want to jet off to France on a wild adventure! Just One Day just made me want to back pack around Europe even more!
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