Summer Challenge #8: Picture Yourself Here- TravelLike this list

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• The Road to Little Dribbling

  Adventures of An American in Britain

  Bryson, Bill,

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  Adult- A valentine, loving and hilarious, if occasionally spiky, to Great Britain, Bill Bryson's adopted country. Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain, twenty years ago, to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clanlands

  Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

  Heughan, Sam, 1980-

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  Adult- From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Owls of the Eastern Ice

  a Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

  Slaght, Jonathan C.,

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  Adult- When he was just a fledgling birdwatcher, Jonathan C. Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew, it looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He snapped a quick photo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Born a Crime

  Stories From a South African Childhood

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  Adult- Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of the Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Will Always Write Back

  How One Letter Changed Two Lives

  Alifirenka, Caitlin,

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  Teen- It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but when Caitlin saw Zimbabwe written on the board, it sounded like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cat I Never Named

  a True Story of Love, War, and Survival

  Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra,

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  Teen- In Bihac, Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace. In 1992, Amra was a teen in Bihac, Bosnia, when her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cities Book

  a Journey Through 86 of the World's Greatest Cities

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  Kids- This book is jam-packed with pictures, facts, and stats about a host of incredible cities-- from Auckland, Beijing, and Copenhagen all the way to Zanzibar Town.

• All Thirteen

  the Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

  Soontornvat, Christina,

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  Kids- On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• National Geographic Kids World Atlas

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  Kids- Contains the latest data, maps of the world, and graphs as well as lively essays about the world, geography-themed games, crosswords, and picture puzzles.