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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
College of Education
University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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A Cat Royal Adventure: Den of Thieves

Published: 2009, Roaring Brook Press
Tags: Danger, disguises, France, freedom, French Revolution, spy
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Historical FictionEngland (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Secrets, Lies and My Sister Kate

Published: 2009, Holiday House
Tags: bonding, Family, family secret, missing people, Sister
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Snog Log

Published: 2009, Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb
Tags: competition, dating, Interpersonal relations, School, social custom
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Blade: Playing Dead

Published: 2009, Philomel
Tags: homelessness, violence
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Almost To Freedom

Published: 2003, Carolrhoda Books
Tags: African Americans, Dolls, enslavement, Underground railroad
Categories: AwardsAwards, Coretta Scott King AwrdAwards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Historical FictionAwards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Historical Fiction, Picture BookAwards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Awards, Coretta Scott King Awrd, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Leaving Glorytown: One Boy’s Struggle Under Castro

Published: 2009, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Family, immigration, oppression, Politics, Poverty, power
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, CubaCaribbean, Cuba, NonfictionCaribbean, Cuba, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Braid

Published: 2006, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Death, Family, Poverty, Pregnancy, separation, Siblings
Categories: CanadaCanada, Historical FictionCanada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scotland (UK)Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scotland (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Stolen Voices: Young People’s War Diaries, from World War I to Iraq

Published: 2006, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Tags: Diaries, War
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, InternationalBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, International, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Fold

Published: 2008, Putnam Juvenile
Tags: Asian American, Self acceptance, Self-esteem, Social and family issues
Categories: Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction, United StatesRealistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Wait For Me

Published: 2006, Putnam Juvenile
Tags: believing in oneself, emotions and feelings, Friendship, Korean Americans
Categories: Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction, United StatesRealistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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