* Give Your Child the World by yours truly (not completely essential, but you can search and find extra books if you have a copy–it’s currently available on Hoopla if your library offers access!)
* May B. by Caroline Starr Rose – Family Read-Aloud for North America
* Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins – Family Read-Aloud for Asia
************
Additional Family Read-Aloud and Teen/Adult Recommendations:
Australia, Oceania, & Polar Regions:
- Family Read-Aloud: Audrey of the Outback by Christine Harris (ages 6+) (Kindle)
- for Teens/Adults: Endurance, Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (Kindle & Audible)
Latin America:
- Family Read-Aloud: My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada (ages 7+) (Kindle)
- for Teens/Adults: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kindle & Audible)
North America:
- Family Read-Aloud: May B. by Caroline Starr Rose (ages 8+) (Kindle)
- for Teens/Adults: Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose (Kindle)
Middle East:
- Family Read-Aloud: The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (ages 8+) (Kindle, Audible, & Hoopla)
- for Teens/Adults: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai (* Make sure you look for the Young Readers Edition) (Kindle & Audible)
Asia:
- Family Read-Aloud: Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins (ages 7+) (Kindle, Audible, & Hoopla)
- for Teens/Adults: Forward Me Back to You by Mitali Perkins (Kindle & Audible)
Europe:
- Family Read-Aloud: The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson (ages 10+) (Kindle & Audible)
- for Teens/Adults: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (Kindle & Audible)
Africa:
- Family Read-Aloud (younger): Anna Hibiscus by Atinwke (ages 6+) (Audible)
- Family Read-Aloud (older): Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan (ages 9+) (Kindle & Hoopla)
- for Teens/Adults: A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (Kindle, Audible, & Hoopla)
Multi-Cultural:
- Family read-aloud: Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne (Choose your pick, ages 7+) (Kindle & Audible)
- for Teens/Adults: At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider (Kindle, Audible, & Hoopla)