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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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University of Arizona

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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Mothers and Other Strangers: Stories

Published: 1996, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Tags: family secret, problem
Categories: CanadaCanada, FictionCanada, Fiction, Short Stories - Anthologies - CollectionsCanada, Fiction, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Wild Orchid

Published: 2005, Red Deer Press
Tags: Adventure, Asperger's Syndrome, Disability, Family
Categories: CanadaCanada, Realistic FictionCanada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Mistik Lake

Published: 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Death, Family, mothers, secrets
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, IcelandAmericas, Canada, Iceland, North AmericaAmericas, Canada, Iceland, North America, Realistic FictionAmericas, Canada, Iceland, North America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Boy In The Burning House

Published: 2001, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Detective, investigation, missing people, Murder, Mystery, Secret, Thriller, truth
Categories: CanadaCanada, FictionCanada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller

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The Real Plato Jones

Published: 1993, Clarion Books
Tags: Death, discovery, grandfather, heritage, hero, Identity, World War II
Categories: GreeceGreece, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionGreece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Wales (UK)

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Traveling On Into The Light

Published: 1994, Scholastic
Tags: Dysfunctional Families, Family and social issues
Categories: CanadaCanada, Short Stories - Anthologies - CollectionsCanada, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Walking On Glass

Published: 2007, HarperTeen
Tags: Death and dying, Depression and mental illness, Family and social issues, Stories in verse, Suicide
Categories: CanadaCanada, Realistic FictionCanada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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In Spite Of Killer Bees

Published: 2001, Tundra Books
Tags: Determination, Family Issues, Orphans, Sisters
Categories: CanadaCanada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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The War Within

Published: 2001, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tags: civil war, Jewish, Religion
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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The Onlyhouse (Northern Lights Young Novels)

Published: 2003, Red Deer Press
Tags: Emmigrants and immigrants, New experiences, new school, Self confidence
Categories: CanadaCanada, Historical FictionCanada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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