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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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Three Names of Me

Published: 2006, Albert Whitman
Tags: Adoption, Chinese-American, Family, Names
Categories: ChinaChina, Primary (ages 6-9)China, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan

Published: 2005, Lee & Low
Tags: Hope, Orphans, Refugees, Survival, War
Categories: Coretta Scott King AwrdCoretta Scott King Awrd, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Coretta Scott King Awrd, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionCoretta Scott King Awrd, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Sudan

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Babies Can’t Eat Kimchee!

Published: 2006, Bloomsbury USA
Tags: Babies, Dreams, Family, relationship, Sisters
Categories: KoreaKorea, Primary (ages 6-9)Korea, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr, and the Reindeer

Published: 1995, Albert Whitman
Tags: Animals, reindeer, Siblings, Travel
Categories: FinlandFinland, Historical FictionFinland, Historical Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Finland, Historical Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Sweden

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The Shakespeare Stealer Series

Published: 2004, Dutton
Tags: Adventure, Orphans, plague, Theater
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Historical FictionEngland (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Sword Song

Published: 1998, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Tags: action, Adventure, Feud, Life, Murder, sea, Weapons
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Historical FictionEngland (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scotland (UK)England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scotland (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars)

Published: 2006, Orchard Books
Tags: 19th Century, Circus, Death, Detective, Mystery
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Historical FictionEngland (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Good Liar

Published: 1999, Clarion Books
Tags: Childhood, Community, Family, Friendship, Holocaust, Lie, Secret, Siblings, Soldiers, War
Categories: FranceFrance, GermanyFrance, Germany, Historical FictionFrance, Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Year Nick Mcgowan Came To Stay

Published: 2008, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tags: Friendship, Love, School, secrets
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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City of Time

Published: 2008, Wendy Lamb Books
Tags: Adventure, Fear, Journey, Secret
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland

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