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WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together, thereby opening windows on the world. We encourage thoughtful dialogue around international literature so that children can reflect on their own cultural experience and connect to the experience of others across the globe.

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International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature
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University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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No One Must Know

It is 1957 and Alexandra’s immigrant family is living the North American dream. Her world is turned upside down when she discovers that her parents, who emigrated from Hungary, are not Catholic as she has been raised but Jewish.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Mothers and daughters, Sisters
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Breadwinner

Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women’s freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father’s arrest.

Featured in Vol. I, issue 2 of WOW Review.

Published: 2001,
Tags: freedom, gender roles, Hardship, Money, work
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, AsiaAfghanistan, Asia, FictionAfghanistan, Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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An African In Greenland

A native of Africa, the author recounts how a picture book about Greenland inspired him to embark on a life-changing journey that would last for ten years, leading him ultimately to Greenland. Includes photos.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Moon, Sun
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAfrica, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, TogoAfrica, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Togo, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Treasures of Trinkamalee

With the background of The Arabian Nights, this book deals with themes of young men’s folly, greed, adventure, crime and punishment. An old man narrates how years earlier he and friends set out to see the world and to find riches to bring home.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Imagination, Self confidence
Categories: FictionFiction, Middle EastFiction, Middle East, Primary (ages 6-9)Fiction, Middle East, Primary (ages 6-9), Saudi Arabia

Buddha In The Garden

After a small boy is adopted by monks at a Buddhist temple, he spends his time tending the temple gardens and discovering the nature of enlightenment.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Crime and punishment, Revenge, Siblings
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, FictionAsia, China, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Peque

Despite her feeling that she is only a burro, Peque

Published: 1994,
Tags: Sex roles
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FictionAmericas, Fiction, MexicoAmericas, Fiction, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)

Panda

While on an expedition to western China with his father, twelve-year-old Jake sees a panda but when he tries to take its picture the camera breaks and no one believes his story.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Quests, Time travel
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, FictionAsia, China, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

A Ticket To Mexico

This colorful picture book makes Mexico’s history, geography, food, art, festivals, and sports accessible to young readers.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Culture, Mexican culture
Categories: AmericasAmericas, MexicoAmericas, Mexico, NonfictionAmericas, Mexico, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Around the World

This book portrays a gritty game of street basketball being played literally around the world, from New York to Australia to China, and elsewhere, and then back to New York.

Published: 2005,
Tags: basketball
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Graphic NovelFantasy, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International

Sardine In Outer Space

In the goofy space adventures of a little girl called Sardine, encounters aren’t always friendly: weird creatures, cosmic squids, masters of the universe, talking clouds, and evil beings abound.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Orphans, Spies
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, FranceEurope, Fiction, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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