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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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email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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A Watching Silence

Published: 1992, Simon & Schuster (Juv)
Tags: antiquities, detective story, island
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and ThrillerEngland (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller, Scotland (UK)

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Twist of Gold

Published: 1993, Viking Juvenile
Tags: Emmigrants and immigrants, famine, Siblings, Voyages and travels
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland

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In Camera: and Other Stories

Published: 1993, Scholastic Trade
Tags: Horror, Supernatural
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections

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Misery Guts

Published: 1993, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Tags: Parent and child, restaurant
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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The Toll Bridge

Published: 1995, Laura Geringer Book
Tags: challenge, discovery, Friendship, Mystery and wonders, Self-identity
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Doing It

Published: 2006, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Tags: Family problem, Interpersonal relations, School
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Half Child

Published: 1991, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: 17th century, Disability, Fairy, Superstitions
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Historical FictionEngland (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Caddy Ever After

Published: 2006, Margaret K. McElderry
Tags: bonds of family, growing up, Siblings
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Dangerous Games

Published: 1999, Delacorte Press
Tags: Adventure, game, island, Sailing
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Permanent Rose

Published: 2005, Margaret K. McElderry
Tags: Brother and sister, Family life, father, Friendship, Self confidence
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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