WOW Review: reading across cultures
Volume IV, Issue 3
Spring 2012
WOW Review is an electronic journal of critical reviews on children’s and adolescent literature that highlight intercultural understanding and global perspectives.
Introduction and Editor’s Note
Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Diego Rivera, His World and Ours
Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
Written by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
In Darkness
Written by Nick Lake
Inside Out and Back Again
Written by Thanhha Lai
Pulelehua and Mamaki
Written by Janice Crowl
Illustrated by Harinani Orme
Queen of Hearts
Written by Martha Brooks
Saving Zasha
Written by Randi Barrow
The Scorpio Races
Written by Maggie Stiefvater
The Wild Book
Written By Margarita Engle
Contributors
Susan Corapi, University of Arizona
Deborah Dimmett, Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
Michele Ebersole, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Janelle Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Gail Pritchard, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Ragina Shearer, Calhoun Middle School, Denton, TX
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Yoo Kyung Sung, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Melissa B. Wilson, Safford K-8 Magnet School, Tucson, AZ
Editor
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX – Chair/Editor
Production Editor
Richard Clift
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WOW review: reading across cultures
ISSN 2577-0527
Deborah,
I appreciate that you bring your knowledge and experiences in Haiti to bear as you commented on the language Nick Lake uses and the accuracy of the historical figures he references.
I started the book after hearing Lake speak at ALA Midwinter in January – but the story was just too dark for me at the time. Perhaps, after reading your review, I will pick it up again.
Thank you for your insights.