Books that Inspire a Trip to Italy
Thinking of a trip to Italy? Looking for books to inspire young readers? Check out our list of suggested reading, there’s something for everyone!
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For young readers
Strega Nona and Big Anthony series by Tomie dePaola
Dodsworth in Rome by Tim Egan
Gabriella’s Song by Candace Fleming
Madeline and the Cats of Rome by John Bemelmans Marciano
The Flying Bed by Nancy Willard
For grade school readers
I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen (read aloud for younger children, or older kids can read to selves)
Pompeii…Buried Alive! (Step into Reading) by Edith Kunhardt Davis
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Peril at the Grand Prix: Italy: Book 8 by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Carnival at Candlelight, Magic Treehouse #33 by Mary Pope Osborne
Monday with a Mad Genius, Magic Treehouse #38 by Mary Pope Osborne
Vacation Under the Volcano, Magic Treehouse #13 by Mary Pope Osborne
This is Venice by Miroslav Saskey
Non fiction Magic Tree House Fact Trackers: #14: Ancient Rome and Pompeii, # 19 by Mary Pope Osborne
For middle school and high school readers
Roman Mysteries Thieves of Ostia #1 by Caroline Lawrence, first book in a series
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Rope Trick by Lloyd Alexander
The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E.L. Konigsburg
Stravaganza City of Stars by Mary Hoffman
Books Set in Italy for Adults
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Juliet by Anne Fortier
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Restoration by Olaf Olafsson
The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
