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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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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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The Acorn Eaters

An award-winning story by a Dutch author is set in the peasant country of Andalusia after the Spanish Civil War, when a poor youth struggles to help feed his family under the gun of the landowners.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Apartheid, Race relations
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Spain

Girl Of Kosovo

Although Zana, an eleven-year-old Albanian girl, experiences the turmoil and violence of the 1999 conflict in her native Kosovo, she remembers her father’s admonition to not let her heart become filled with hate.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Childhood, Social life and customs
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Serbia and Montenegro

Shiva’s Fire

In India, Parvati, a talented dancer with supernatural powers, is invited to Madras to study with a great master and sacrifices friends and family for her art. By the Newbery Honor winning author of Shabanu.

Published: 2000,
Tags: Dogs
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, IndiaAsia, Fiction, India, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Fetch

After exploring a sea chest full of runes and a journal belonging to his deceased grandfather, fifteen-year-old Sky summons the old man’s ghost, who teaches him how to travel through time and space.

Published: ,
Tags: Adventures, Ghosts and spirits, Supernatural
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FantasyAmericas, Canada, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Dream Time: New Stories By Sixteen Award-Winning Authors

A collection of sixteen short stories, produced by asking authors recognized or awarded by the Australian Book Council to write on the theme of ‘Dream Time.’

Published: 1989,
Tags: Family, Friendship, Immigrants, Refugees
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, OceaniaAustralia, Fiction, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Chibi: A True Story From Japan

When a wild duck decides to make her nesting place in the Mitsui Office Park in downtown Tokyo, a news photographer becomes the duck’s devoted protector.

Published: 1996,
Tags: Adolescence, Fathers and daughters, Resistance and the underground
Categories: AsiaAsia, JapanAsia, Japan, NonfictionAsia, Japan, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Turramulli The Giant Quinkin

Two children of the Yalanji people are pursued by Turramulli, the largest and fiercest of the spirits roaming the bushland.

Published: 1982,
Tags: Platypus
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAustralia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, OceaniaAustralia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Oceania, Primary (ages 6-9)

Willy And Max: A Holocaust Story

In Belgium during World War II, Willy becomes friends with Max and his Jewish family, and although they become separated, they remain related by a bond of friendship and a special painting.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Friendship, Ghosts and spirits, Self confidence
Categories: BelgiumBelgium, EuropeBelgium, Europe, FictionBelgium, Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Honey, Honey–Lion!: A Story From Africa

After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Humor, lions, Self reliance
Categories: AfricaAfrica, BotswanaAfrica, Botswana, FictionAfrica, Botswana, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Dragon Rider

Searching for the mythical Rim of Heaven, a place where dragons can be safe forever, Firedrake and Sorrel get assistance from the most unexpected source–an orphan boy named Ben–while battling against an evil dragon hunter bent on their destruction.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Alphabet
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, GermanyEurope, Fantasy, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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