What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I live in US, so "foreign" is like European or Asian or African or Oceanic books?
Genres: Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Thank you.

Please define 'foreign'? Everyone excluding authors from _______? :) Or particular continents?

Do you want foreign settings and content, or is simply foreign authorship okay?

Capn wrote: "Please define 'foreign'? Everyone excluding authors from _______? :) Or particular continents?

Do you want foreign settings and content, or is simply foreign authorship okay?"
foreign authorship is ok

Can you tell us what country you live in so we can work out what you mean by "foreign"? Capn was asking this as well.

For example, I live in Switzerland. U.S. books are 'foreign' to me. XD

Capn wrote: "For example, I live in Switzerland. U.S. books are 'foreign' to me. XD"
Just suggest any books.

Would you like one from each country or region?!?!

There are lists for that, if so... like Read Around the World - Children's Books.

"See Delightful Children's Books (http://delightfulchildrensbooks.com) for a series of Read Around the World booklists: Africa, Europe, Australia, The Arctic, South America, Asia, Maps, and Children Around the World. This Read Around the World series is an excellent resource for parents, teachers, and librarians planning their One World Many Stories summer reading programs."

Ah, even better: Children's Classics from Around the World Translated into English

And for the 15 year old: Foreign YA Translated into English

Anh wrote: "I live in US, so "foreign" is like European or Asian or African or Oceanic books?
Genres: Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Thank you."

Ah, you edited your initial post instead of replying in line... a bit confusing.....

Capn wrote: "Anh wrote: "I live in US, so "foreign" is like European or Asian or African or Oceanic books?
Genres: Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Thank you."

Ah, you edited your initial post instead of re..."
sorry

Some suggestions from Australia (set in Australia and/or by Australian authors): The Book Thief* by Markus Zusak, Jasper Jones*, Honeybee, Runt (all by Craig Silvey, Runt suitable for the younger end of the age range), Penguin Bloom* by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Grieve, Cloudstreet (and other YA books) by Tim Winton (Cloudstreet was turned into a play), Seven Little Australians* by Ethel Turner, Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, Looking for Alibrandi* by Melina Marchetta, The Power of One* by Bryce Courtenay, anything by Colin Thiele including Storm Boy*, 48 Shades of Brown (and others) by Nick Earls, The Love that I Have by James Moloney, Johnno by David Malouf, Pastures of the Blue Crane by Hesba Brinsmead, Over the Top with Jim by Hugh Lunn, My Brilliant Career* by Miles Franklin, The Getting of Wisdom* by Henry Handel Richardson, Picnic at Hanging Rock* by Joan Lindsay, The Harp in the South*, Poor Man's Orange* and Playing Beatie Bow* by Ruth Park, New Patches for Old by Christobel Mattingley, Ghost River and The White Girl by Tony Birch, Deadly, Unna?* (movie titled Australian Rules) by Phillip Gwynne, The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham, Red Dog* by Louis de Bernières, books by Jaclyn Moriarty, John Marsden, Ivan Southall.
Also, The Kite Runner* by Khaled Hosseini, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, Warlight and The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series* by Alexander McCall Smith, The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig, Life of Pi* by Yann Martel, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson, A Man Called Ove* (Otto in the movie) by Fredrik Backman, Cry, the Beloved Country* by Alan Paton, The Diary of Anne Frank, Animal Farm by George Orwell.
* indicates book was turned into movies or TV series.

Fiona wrote: "Some suggestions from Australia (set in Australia and/or by Australian authors): The Book Thief* by Markus Zusak, Jasper Jones*, Honeybee, Runt (all by Craig Silvey, Runt suitable for the younger e..."
Thanks

~ Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is a middle grade sci-fi and fantasy series with an Irish main character and Irish author
~ The Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld is a YA steampunk version of World War I. One of the main characters is British and the other is Austro-Hungarian. Westerfeld is an American author though.
~ The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke; German author and Italian setting
~ The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani is a really good middle grade historical fiction about the India-Pakistan partition. I know that this wasn't one of the genres you asked for, but it's really well written so I'd say still give it a try.

If your children are interested in reading manga (Japanese comics), there are a bunch of great ones for that age range 😊 I'd recommend:
~ I first read Death Note in middle school and loved it (villain as POV character; crime and fantasy)
~ I also loved Hetalia in middle school (comedy about personified countries)
~ My Hero Academia (superheroes)
~ Fullmetal Alchemist (fantasy); for the higher end of that age range
~ Toilet Bound Hanako-kun (fantasy)
~ Mob Psycho 101 (fantasy about psychics)

Donna wrote: "~ Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is a middle grade sci-fi and fantasy series with an Irish main character and Irish author
~ The Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld is a YA steampunk version of Worl..."
thank you

I'm sorry if I repeat any suggestions that have already been mentioned. There are a lot of suggestions already up there 😅
*(Many of my suggestions are probably closer to the 15 side of the age range, but some of them are books I read when I was closer to 10-12 years of age. You'd probably have to use discretion depending on your individual children.)

Artemis Fowl (set in Ireland; Irish author)
Airman (set on the Saltee Islands off the coast of Ireland; Irish author)
The Book Thief (set in Nazi Germany during WWII; Australian author)
The Thief Lord (set in Italy with German protagonists; German author)
Inkheart (German author)
The Ruins of Gorlan (set in fictional world loosely based on European geography; Australian author)
The Forest of Stolen Girls (set in Korea; author born in South Korea, raised in Canada)
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story (set in Sudan; Korean American author writing based on the true story of a Sudanese Lost Boy)
Evil Genius (set in Australia; Australian author)
The Chronicles of Narnia (setting starts in England; British author)
Forgotten Fire (set in Turkey, Armenian protagonist; Armenian American author writing based on the true story of his Armenian uncle)

And I second the manga (Japanese comic) suggestion. You'll want to check the ratings though, depending on the age of the child for which you look into it.
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 (Japan)
D・N・ANGEL, Vol. 1 (Japan)
+ANIMA (Vol. 1) (fictional world)
Beauty Pop, Vol. 1 (Japan)
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 (fictional world)
Wild Ones, Vol. 1 (Japan)
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 (Japan; mostly Japanese protagonists, but one Japanese-French protagonist)

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Akata Witch is set in Nigeria and it's good for kids. Probably 12+ is best for the book