The Passport Project: Two Sisters Ditch Middle School for a Life-Changing Journey Around the World

by Kellie McIntyre, Delaney McIntyre, Riley McIntyre

Overview

2024 CALIFORNIA Dept of Education Recommended Reading List for Grades 6-8
2024 INDIANA Read Aloud Selection for Middle Grade
2024 MISSISSIPPI Magnolia Book Award Nominee
#1 Amazon Best Seller Teen & YA Travel
#1 Best Seller YA Nonfiction Adventures & Adventurers

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS meets Middle School in this MG/YA travel memoir of a family's global journey and the lessons learned along the way.

"THANKS FOR RUINING MY LIFE!"

Delaney McIntyre's eighth-grade dreams crumble when her parents announce their "five-month family field trip." And despite her begging, bawling, and silent treatment, Delaney can't derail their obvious midlife crisis.

Seventh-grade Riley McIntyre is thrilled to ditch middle school for world school. The late bloomer dreams of bungee jumping in New Zealand and completing the Riley Reinvention Project during this global adventure.

What about school? Forget science and math. The only way to pass this class is to survive:
Public nudity in Iceland
Deadly jellies in Australia
Monster cockroaches in Panama
Scam artists in Italy
Projectile puking in Indonesia
Toilet catastrophes in Thailand

...and many more horrifying lessons that aren't in their textbooks! Each day is a real-life social studies class where the sisters must navigate new countries, cultures, and religions-while also navigating adolescence.

But when a flight mistake leads to their detention in a communist country, the sisters face the ultimate challenge. Will they fail the assignment? Or will they find their way home?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737743842
Publisher:	Shamrock House
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Kellie McIntyre is an author, speaker, and traveler. Her quest for culture and adventure has taken her to over 50 countries across seven continents. In 2013, Kellie and her family packed one suitcase each and embarked on a DIY journey around the world. Now, she challenges others to travel boldly.

Kellie’s YA travel memoir, THE PASSPORT PROJECT: TWO SISTERS DITCH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A LIFE-CHANGING JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD, is based on their five-month global "ed-venture" and the lessons learned along the way. This family travelogue has a unique twist—it is written from her teen daughters’ perspectives.

Sharing her family's personal experiences, Kellie speaks to groups and schools about the impact of experiential travel on cultural intelligence (CQ).

Kellie holds a BA from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, but her worn passport has provided her most valuable education. Kellie shares tips for planning and surviving global family (mis)adventures—like being detained in a communist country—at 4WornPassports . com.

Kellie splits her time between the hills of Alabama, the mountains of Colorado, and the nooks-and-crannies of the world.

Editorial Reviews

In The Passport Project, Kellie McIntyre brilliantly captures the awkward hilarity of teen/family travel while highlighting the gift of a global worldview. [The sisters'] adventures are sprinkled with humor, moments of discovery, and appreciation for diversity and cultural awareness. This kind of perspective is why McIntyre's book is so essential right now. It is a story I hope people of all ages will read and take to heart.

NYT Best Selling Author - Rachel Macy Stafford

Inspired by actual family travel, Kellie McIntyre's The Passport Project follows the adventures of a five-month international trip with ebullience....Throughout, cultural and regional history facts are shared alongside charming hand-drawn maps....Authentic in its coverage of what it's like to leave home for extended periods of time, The Passport Project is an enticing global travelogue led by teenagers whose enthusiasm and thoughtfulness make it instructive.

Foreword Reviews - Karen Rigby

A unique and engaging way to learn about different countries, cultures, and points of view.

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