Books from around the world (older children)
Enjoy some of our recommended books for older children from around the world.
These books range from translated stories from other countries to adventues set in far flung places. Covering many genres some are great for engaging reluctant readers while others are perfect to entertain those reading above their age.
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Toby Alone
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Toby Alone
Winner of the 2009 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, this exciting adventure has a serious message about the w…
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The Secret of the Purple Lake
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The Secret of the Purple Lake
This collection of interlinked folk tales has a truly global feel, with stories reaching from Africa to the Orkney Islands, by way…
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Two Good Thieves
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Two Good Thieves
This nail-biting thriller is also a challenging story about the lives of the world's poorest children.
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Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
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Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
This tale about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is told through the eyes of Yasmeen, a seven-year-old Pakistani-American girl.&nb…
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Hilda and the Troll
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Hilda and the Troll
Blue-haired explorer Hilda has an uncanny ability to find weird and wonderful adventures and befriend peculiar creatures.
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie
Tuva is torn between two friendship groups – those who fall in love and those who don’t. But where does she fit? Charming and refl…
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Dragon Dancer
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Dragon Dancer
Young Yao and Shen Long - a powerful sky dragon - battle with the past year's bad luck and usher in good luck from the skies of Si…
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A Beautiful Lie
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A Beautiful Lie
Set in India during the summer of 1947, A Beautiful Lie follows the tumultuous events of the Partition of India through the eyes o…
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Beatrice's Dream: A Story of Kibera Slum
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Beatrice's Dream: A Story of Kibera Slum
This is a photographic commentary on the harsh reality of life for some of the world's poorest people and how education is seen as…
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She Persisted Around the World
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She Persisted Around the World
Featuring simply-told stories and glorious illustrations, this book about incredible, determined women from around the world is su…
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Nadine Dreams of Home
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Nadine Dreams of Home
An ultimately uplifting story aimed at new or dyslexic readers.
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Rubbish Town Hero
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Rubbish Town Hero
This is an absorbing, powerful and ultimately uplifting story about children living on their wits in a harsh environment, searchin…
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No. 1 Car Spotter
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No. 1 Car Spotter
No. 1 comes to the rescue each and every time his family or the village are in trouble!
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The Adventures of Tintin
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The Adventures of Tintin
Resourceful junior reporter Tintin embarks on a series of exciting international adventures, accompanied by his faithful dog Snowy…
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Tales from India
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Tales from India
Discover India’s rich folk-tale heritage and ancient cultures, with this captivating collection of both popular and lesser known, …
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The Journey
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The Journey
What is it like to leave everything behind and travel somewhere strange? This incredibly poignant story introduces the concept of …
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Through My Eyes: Amina
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Through My Eyes: Amina
This moving story transports the reader to Somalia and allows them to experience the challenges faced by the Somalian families who…
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The Arrival
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The Arrival
In this unusual book, we follow a young man as he packs his bags and leaves his family to go and start a new life in another count…
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Azzi in Between
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Azzi in Between
This is a moving tale of a refugee family told in graphic novel style and so appealing to a wide range of younger readers.
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