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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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College of Education
University of Arizona

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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry

Published: 2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Enemy, Holocaust, Jewish Refugees, Nazis
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, FranceBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Portugal

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Silverwing

Published: 1997, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: Adventure, colonization, Determination, growth, Journey, migration
Categories: CanadaCanada, FantasyCanada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Day of the Unicorn

Published: 1994, Harpercollins Childrens Books
Tags: capture, Escape, Myths and folktales, transformation, Young adult
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Finn’s Going

Published: 2007, Greenwillow
Tags: Death, Family, Grief, Siblings, Twins
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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I Want To Live: The Diary Of A Young Girl In Stalin’s Russia

Published: 2007, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Diary, Emotions, Fear, Law Enforcement, Survival
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia

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Melusine

Published: 1989, HarperCollins Publishers
Tags: Death, Farm, Secret, Supernatural, Vacation
Categories: FranceFrance, Intermediate (ages 9-14)France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and ThrillerFrance, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller, Realistic Fiction

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The Buddha’s Diamonds

Published: 2008, Candlewick
Tags: Courage, Family, responsibility
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Vietnam

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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party

Published: 2007, Henry Holt
Tags: communism, Family, Fear, Life, persecution, Revolution
Categories: ChinaChina, Historical FictionChina, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Redheaded Princess

Published: 2008, HarperCollins
Tags: History, Politics And Government, Royalty
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, England (UK)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, England (UK), Historical FictionBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Time of the Ghost

Published: 1996, Greenwillow Books
Tags: Friend, Ghost, Identity, Sister, Supernatural, uncertainty
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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