15 must-read travel books like Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places by Kate Wickers

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Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

By: Kate Wickers

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

‘Have kids, will travel’ is the mantra of veteran travel journalist and adventurous mother of three…

If you liked the travel plot in Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places by Kate Wickers , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children by David Elliot Cohen

1. One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children

By: David Elliot Cohen

3.82

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

A year off from work. A meandering, serendipitous journey around the globe with the people you love… read more

Similar categories in David Elliot Cohen's One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
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2. The News from Paraguay

By: Lily Tuck

3.05

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his court… read more

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3. Woman of God

By: James Patterson , Maxine Paetro

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

St. Peter's Square, Rome. White smoke signals that a new Pope has been chosen. Is it possible that … read more

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4. Braving it: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

By: James Campbell

0.00

Format: 126 pages,

The powerful and affirming story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches… read more

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5. The Summer of Impossible Things

By: Rowan Coleman

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

If you could change the past, would you? Thirty years ago, something terrible happened to Luna's mo… read more

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6. Prairie Lotus

By: Linda Sue Park

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more

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7. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun

By: Chris Broad

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more

Similar categories in Chris Broad's Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future by Ginny Yurich

8. Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future

By: Ginny Yurich

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of 4-7 minutes outside each day--while we spend … read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. The Salt Path

By: Raynor Winn

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more

Similar categories in Raynor Winn's The Salt Path book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

Cover of Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness by Christian Lewis

10. Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness

By: Christian Lewis

4.40

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds… read more

Similar categories in Christian Lewis's Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
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11. Restless Dolly Maunder

By: Kate Grenville

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more

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12. Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans

By: Elise Downing

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing w… read more

Similar categories in Elise Downing's Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
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13. More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

By: Alexandra Potter

4.25

Format: 502 pages, Kindle Edition

MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F##K The laugh-out-loud sequel to the runaway bestseller of … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Potter's More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

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14. In the Summertime

By: Maeve Haran

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Filled with wit, warmth and sunshine, In the Summertime by Maeve Haran has all the things we love a… read more

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15. Nowhere for Very Long

By: Brianna Madia

4.11

Format: 304 pages, ebook

In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures in an… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Madia's Nowhere for Very Long book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"Many times I wanted to delete the app entirely, but it felt like people had bought shares in our lives. These people saved my dog's life. I felt I owed them my own in some ways."

-Brianna Madia, Nowhere for Very Long

Cover of You Deserve Good Gelato (Dk Eyewitness) by Kacie Rose

16. You Deserve Good Gelato (Dk Eyewitness)

By: Kacie Rose

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In her inimitably funny and feel-good way, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly hones… read more

Similar categories in Kacie Rose's You Deserve Good Gelato (Dk Eyewitness) book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure by Monisha Rajesh

17. Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure

By: Monisha Rajesh

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Monisha Rajesh announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in eighty train journeys, she was m… read more

Similar categories in Monisha Rajesh's Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan

18. We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year

By: Charles Wheelan

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre–COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family dec… read more

Similar categories in Charles Wheelan's We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination by Jenny Tough

19. Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination

By: Jenny Tough

4.04

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

It s time we celebrated women in adventure What does "toughness" mean to you? Perhaps it's being… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Tough's Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"I have always felt that adventures are about connection and daring, albeit my traditional view was that it was a solitary quest and one where fears were stuffed down to be tamed alone. I would say th…"

-Jenny Tough, Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination

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20. The Name Drop

By: Susan Lee

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father’s massive tech company, Han… read more

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Cover of When the Dust Settles: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster by Lucy Easthope

21. When the Dust Settles: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster

By: Lucy Easthope

4.31

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Professor Lucy Easthope is the UK's leading authority on recovering from disaster. She's the one th… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Easthope's When the Dust Settles: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of "You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption by Angela Tucker

22. "You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption

By: Angela Tucker

4.60

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An adoption expert and transracial adoptee herself examines the unique perspectives and challenges … read more

Similar categories in Angela Tucker's "You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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23. The Wildwater Women

By: Ellie Wood

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Sometimes the best things in life happen when you dare to get out of your depth. Abby lives and … read more

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24. The Summer Party

By: Rebecca Heath

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A glamorous, atmospheric psychological thriller about a glamorous family dynasty living on the coas… read more

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Cover of Kept: An American Househusband in Paris (Kept, #2) by Gregory E. Buford

25. Kept: An American Househusband in Paris (Kept, #2)

By: Gregory E. Buford

4.50

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s like Emily in Paris for grown-ups! The Zola Award-winning tale of a company man turned trailin… read more

Similar categories in Gregory E. Buford's Kept: An American Househusband in Paris (Kept, #2) book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of 50 Shades of the USA: One woman's 11,000 mile cycling adventure through every state of America by Anna McNuff

26. 50 Shades of the USA: One woman's 11,000 mile cycling adventure through every state of America

By: Anna McNuff

4.52

Format: 553 pages, Kindle Edition

"Just then, a train of thought rumbled into motion and a soft voice asked me a question. It was alm… read more

Similar categories in Anna McNuff's 50 Shades of the USA: One woman's 11,000 mile cycling adventure through every state of America book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of Kept: An American Househusband in India by Gregory E. Buford

27. Kept: An American Househusband in India

By: Gregory E. Buford

4.45

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Kept: An American Househusband in India is a hilarious, heart-warming tale of a company man turned … read more

Similar categories in Gregory E. Buford's Kept: An American Househusband in India book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places by Kate Wickers

28. Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

By: Kate Wickers

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

‘Have kids, will travel’ is the mantra of veteran travel journalist and adventurous mother of three… read more

Similar categories in Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope by Jen Benson

29. The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope

By: Jen Benson

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This book tells the uplifting true story of a family who left their old life behind to spend a year… read more

Similar categories in Jen Benson's The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • travel
  • nonfiction
Cover of Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

30. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

By: Livia Blackburne

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

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31. Parenting Hell

By: Rob Beckett

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE MADNESS, ABSURDITY, AND UTTER CHAOS OF BEING A PARENT FROM THE… read more

Similar categories in Rob Beckett's Parenting Hell book and Kate Wickers's Shape of a Boy: Family Life Lessons in Far Flung Places

  • nonfiction
  • memoir

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