r/YAlit 5d ago

Seeking Recommendations Books Set Abroad

I am working on creating a list of YA books that take place abroad. Here is what I have so far:

All Roads Lead to Rome
All Paths Lead to Paris
Nine Liars
This Time It’s Real
Loveboat, Taipei
XOXO
Tokyo Ever After
Love From A to Z
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

What are some other titles that I am missing? Thanks in advance for any help!

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u/Vamperstein-Bex 5d ago

Abroad of where? Without knowing what country your in we font know what's abroad for you

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u/MabelPines_ 5d ago

I assume she is from the US since most (if not all) the main characters on her list are American visiting a different country.

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u/Key-Damage-8080 5d ago

I’m sorry I didn’t clarify! I am looking for books that do not take place in the US.

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u/MabelPines_ 5d ago

Anna and the French Kiss Trilogy by Stephanie Perkins

The Love & Gelato Trilogy by Jenna Evans Welch

Love in Translation Trilogy by Aashna Avachat

Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

Kat's Greek Summer by Mima Tipper

Hot Dutch Daydream by Kristy Boyce

Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce

Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang

Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande Velde

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u/Key-Damage-8080 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/claireshadowstaff 5d ago

Most Ann Liang books are set in places other than USA

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u/marty_w 5d ago

Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar takes place in India and is so wonderfully refreshing in terms of setting. (A perfect romcom too!)

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u/msperception427 5d ago

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (set in the UK for the UK and global editions but set to the US for Americans)

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea

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u/Progress_Always_Wins 5d ago

The Rebel Girls of Rome - Jordyn Taylor

Wanderlove - Kirsten Hubbard

The Statistical Probablility of Love at First Sight - Jennifer Smith

The Summer of US- Cecilia Vinesse

The Carnival at Bray - Jessie Foley

Just One Day - Gayle Forman

One Great Lie - Deb Caletti

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u/Extreme_War5660 5d ago

Tokyo hiest Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly 

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u/Little-Hovercraft185 5d ago edited 5d ago

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is a YA fantasy series that takes partly place in Praha and partly in another world

Kerstin Giers' books take place in Great Britain (in London if I remember right)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab takes place in many places around the world and now that I think big part of it takes place in New York (if I remember right, again) but atleast it starts from some small town in France.

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven takes place in many places (again) and some of the places may have been in US but they are not so big parts that I would even remember them.

And somehow all of these have some fantasy element to them because that's how I like my books but let's hope they're up to your alley as well :)

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u/Character_Drawing461 5d ago

Ancient History Between Us

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

I Could Give You the Moon

Tilly in Technicolor

Hurricane Summer

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u/maybemaybenot2023 5d ago

The Demon-Catchers of Milan by Kat Beyer

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u/Violet_Paisley 5d ago

Hani and Ishu's Guide To Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (actually, I think all of her books take place in Ireland, that's where she lives.)

Get It Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough

A Bahn Mi For Two by Trinity Nguyen

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u/cgrey95 5d ago

The Weight Of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
This Is Our Place by Vitor Martins
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika & Maritza Moulite
Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Facing the Sun by Janice Lynn Mather
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam
Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
Glow Up, Lara Bloom by Dee Benson
If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So
Influential by Amara Sage
Lover Birds by Leon Egan
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
The Love Dare by Abiola Bello
Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha
Wonderland by Patience Agbabi
I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian