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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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My Sister Sif

Published: 1991, Viking Juvenile
Tags: Brother and sister, conservation, Ecology, environmental protection, island, mermaid, pollution
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania

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Alex In Rome Cl

Published: 1992, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Olympic Games, Performing Arts, Rome, Swimming
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), New ZealandIntermediate (ages 9-14), New Zealand, Realistic Fiction

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Worry Warts

Published: 1993, Harcourt
Tags: action and adventure, Humor, Marriage and divorce
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), OceaniaAustralia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction

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Dangerous Spaces

Published: 1991, Viking Juvenile
Tags: Dreams, Horror, Orphans, Supernatural
Categories: FantasyFantasy, New ZealandFantasy, New Zealand, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Fat Boy Saves World

Published: 2001, Simon Pulse
Tags: Brother and sister, confrontation, Social and family issues
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Realistic FictionAustralia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Memory (Phoenix Award Book)

Published: 1999, Simon Pulse
Tags: accident, disease, Family, memory, Search, suffering, Young adult
Categories: New ZealandNew Zealand, OceaniaNew Zealand, Oceania, Realistic FictionNew Zealand, Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Thursday’s Child

Published: 2002, Candlewick
Tags: Coming of age, families, Great Depression, Siblings
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Historical FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Other Side of Silence

Published: 1997, Puffin Books
Tags: Family problem, isolation, mutism, Self-realization
Categories: FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), New ZealandFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), New Zealand, Oceania

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Divine Wind

Published: 2002, Arthur A. Levine Books
Tags: Difficult decisions, Friendship, Prejudice and racism, romance, World War II
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Historical FictionAustralia, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Year Of Secret Assignments

Published: 2004, Arthur A. Levine Books
Tags: Friendship, Pen pals, School
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Realistic FictionAustralia, Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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