Open Your Eyes- Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places

edited by Jill Davis

I found this at the public library and I chose it because I liked the short-story format and the idea that it was about different cultures and countries. The editor has collected 10 travel stories from a range of writers, such as Lois Lowry, Jean Fritz, and Katherine Patterson. Each one shares an eye-opening and life-changing travel experience that they had as a young person. Some funny and some sad, they all convey the idea that if you are put into an unfamiliar culture or situation, you will need to think and grow and change.