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Title: Everybody Bonjours!
By: Leslie Kimmelman
Published: 2008
Picture Book - Describes in rhymed text the many ways to use the greeting "Bonjour" when visiting Paris.
Title: Lucia and the Light
By: Phyllis Root
Published: 2006
Picture Book - This story, inspired by Nordic lore, is the tale of a young girl's quest to find the sunlight and bring it back.
Title: There's a Dolphin in the Grand Canal
By: John Bemelmans Marciano
Published: 2005
Picture Book - A fantastical tale of a boy who spots a dolphin in the Grand Canal of Venice.
Title: Harry & Clare’s Amazing Staycation
By: Ted Staunton
Published: 2017
Picture Book - Siblings stuck at home with no exciting spring break plans create their own fun and games.
Title: Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up
By: Melissa Thomson
Published: 2009
J Chapter - Elected to her second grade student council, spirited Keena Ford is excited for a field trip to the U.S. capitol until things get a little mixed up.
Title: Juana and Lucas
By: Juana Medina
Published: 2016
JChapter - Juana loves many things: drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, and living in Bogota, Colombia. Most of all, she loves her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever.
Title: McTavish Goes Wild
By: Meg Rosoff
Published: 2020
JChapter - When the Peachey family finds themselves in another crisis while camping, it is up to their dog, McTavish to save the day.
Title: The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island
By: Dana Allison Levy
Published: 2016
Juvenile Fiction - It may be winter break, but you can still escape into summer vacation memories with this funny family story!
Title: Fly on the Wall
By: Remy Lai
Published: 2020
Juvenile Fiction - A twelve-year-old goes on a (forbidden) solo journey halfway around the world to prove his independence to his overprotective family.
Title: A Single Shard
By: Linda Sue Park
Published: 2003
Juvenile Fiction - Tree-ear is determined to prove himself to master potter, Min –even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Min’s work to the royal court.
Title: Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
By: Pablo Cartaya
Published: 2018
Juvenile Fiction - A misunderstood eighth grader searches for his estranged father during a family trip to Puerto Rico.
Title: Journey to the River Sea
By: Eva Ibbotson
Published: 2001
Juvenile Fiction - An orphaned girl is sent to Brazil to live with distant relatives and dreams of exploring the Amazon River.
Title: The Incredible Journey
By: Sheila Burnford
Published: 1996
Juvenile Fiction - Two dogs and a cat travel through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.
Title: From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By: E.L. Konigsburg
Published: 1967
Juvenile Fiction - In this children's classic, a twelve year old and her younger brother run away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Title: The London Eye Mystery
By: Siobhan Dowd
Published: 2007
Juvenile Fiction - Two siblings must work together to find their missing cousin, who disappeared from the London ferris wheel.
Title: Echo Mountain
By: Lauren Wolk
Published: 2020
Juvenile Fiction - A girl in Depression-era Maine must journey to find a healing woman who may be the key to bringing her father out of a coma.
Title: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
By: Dan Gemeinhart
Published: 2019
Juvenile Fiction - This story follows the journey of a girl named Coyote and her Dad, Rodeo, as they travel across the country on a school bus.
Title: Ceiling Made of Eggshells
By: Gail Carson Levine
Published: 2020
Juvenile Fiction - A Jewish girl grows up in 15th Century Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.
Title: Music For Tigers
By: Michelle Kadarusman
Published: 2020
Juvenile Fiction - Sent to the Tasmanian rain forest camp of her Australian relatives, Louisa learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tigers.
Title: Chomp
By: Carl Hiaasen
Published: 2012
Juvenile Fiction - Two friends set out to find a missing reality TV star in the Florida Everglades.
Title: Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles
By: Thomas Lennon
Published: 2019
Juvenile Fiction - Escape into this story of a land where leprechauns, fairies and monsters live hidden in plain sight, next to real-life Ireland.
Title: The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York
By: Geoff Rodkey
Published: 2015
Juvenile Fiction Playaway - The adventures of twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper as their highly competitive teams scour New York for treasure.
Title: How to Babysit a Leopard: and Other True Stories from Our Travels Across Six Continents
By: Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
Published: 2015
Juvenile Nonfiction - True stories of exotic animals by two globetrotting travel lovers!
Title: The Cities Book
By: Lonely Planet Kids
Published: 2016
Juvenile Nonfiction - Pictures, facts, and statistics about 86 cities--from Auckland, Běijīng, and Copenhagen all the way to Zanzibar Town.
Title: The Eagle Huntress, the True Story of the Girl Who Soared Beyond Expectations
By: Aisholpan Nurgaiv
Published: 2020
Juvenile Nonfiction - Filled with stunning photographs, this book tells the the true story of a girl who defied expectations and became the first girl to compete in -- and win -- one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions.
Title: The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid
By: Dylan Thuras
Published: 2018
Juvenile Nonfiction - Journey to some of the world's most mysterious places with Atlas Obscura.
Title: One World Kids Cookbook: Easy, Healthy, and Affordable Family Meals
By: Sean Mendez
Published: 2011
Juvenile Nonfiction - Fabulous dishes from around the world - from jollof rice to fajitas!
Title: Come With Me: Poems for a Journey
By: Naomi Shihab Nye
Published: 2000
Juvenile Poetry - Poems about travel with color illustrations.
Title: Instructions
By: Neil Gaiman
Published: 2010
Juvenile Poetry - A perfect reminder to always be on the lookout for magic and wonder, this lyrical poem guides a novice traveler through the enchanted woods of a fairy tale.
Title: A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme
By: J. Patrick Lewis
Published: 2002
Juvenile Poetry - Kids can travel the globe and discover amazing facts about thousands of spaces and places to be in the wonderful world of geography.
Title: Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
By: DVD
Published: 2012
Juvenile DVD - As world-class thief Carmen Sandiego attempts to steal the most valuable objects in the world, it's up to the detectives and the audience to figure out where in the world she is!
Title: Elmo’s World. Elmo Explores
By: DVD
Published: 2018
Juvenile DVD - Join Sesame Street's curious red monster Elmo as he explores his world!
Title: Black Sand Beach: Are You Afraid of the Light?
By: Richard Fairgray
Published: 2020
Juvenile Graphic Novel - How about spending a summer vacation in a shack with your weird relatives - with a haunted lighthouse nearby?
Title: Pashmina
By: Nidhi Chanani
Published: 2017
Juvenile Graphic Novel - A magical shawl transports a young girl to her mother's homeland.
Title: Rocket to the Moon!
By: Don Brown
Published: 2019
Juvenile Graphic Novel - Take a trip that's out of this world with this story of the Apollo 11 moon landing!