This month we are going around the world in 20 books! Join fellow armchair travelers as we read must-read books set in different countries around the world. And what do travelers need? They need snacks and travel necessities of course! In this month’s box you will find trail mix, pop tart bites, a travel size first aid pouch, a travel size manicure set, and disposable soap sheets for hand washing on the go. Plus, there is a tactile map of the United States for you to mark what states you have visited! Below is a sneak peek at the worldly books. Thanks for traveling with the Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled!
Bangkok wakes to rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad DB94726 – Thailand
The blind assassin by Margaret Atwood DB50848 – Canada
The dinner by Herman Koch DB76318 – Netherlands
Girl at War by Sara Novic DB82102 – Croatia
The girl who smiled beads: story of war and what comes after by Clemantin Wamariya DB90878 – Rwanda
Girls of Riyadh by Raja Sani DB66559 – Saudi Arabia
God of small things by Arundhati Roy DB44608 – India
Half of a yellow sun by by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie DB63931 – Nigeria
The high mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel DB83872 – Portugal
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi DB84732 – Ghana
Human acts by Kang, Han DB87312 – South Korea
In the time of butterflies by Julia Alvarez DB40316 – Dominican Republic
The map of love by Ahdaf Soueif DB52254 – Egypt
Next year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton DB92153 – Cuba
The shadow of the wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon DB58940 – Spain
The sympathizer by Viet Nguyen DB82047 – Vietnam
True history of the Kelly gang by Peter Carey DB53638 – Australia
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala DB76612 – Sri Lanka
We were the lucky ones by Georgia Hunter DB87700 – Poland
White teeth by Zadie Smith DB50261 – England
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