Volume 4, Issue 2: Forced Journeys
WOW Review is an electronic journal of critical reviews on children’s and adolescent literature that highlight intercultural understanding and global perspectives.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Editor’s Note
Janelle B. Mathis
Between Shades of Gray
Written by Ruta Sepetys
Child of Dandelions
Written by Shenaaz Nadji
Fatty Legs: A True Story &
A Stranger At Home: A True Story
Written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Five Flavors of Dumb
Written by Anthony John
From North to South
Written by René Colato Laínez
Half Spoon of Rice, A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide
Written by Icy Smith
A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk
Written by Jan L. Coats
I Am Thomas
Written by Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Armin Greder
I Know Here
Written by Laurel Croza
The Island
Written and Illustrated by Armin Greder
A Long Walk to Water
Written by Linda S. Park
Contributors
Seemi Aziz, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Breshaun-B. Joyner, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
Janelle Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Mary Ellen Oslick, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
Gail Pritchard, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Editor
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX – Chair/Editor
Production Editor
Richard Clift
