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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
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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A Frost in the Night

Published: 1998, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Hitler, Holocaust, Jew, loss, Nazi, World War II
Categories: GermanyGermany, Historical FictionGermany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Book of Time

Published: 2007, Arthur A. Levine Books
Tags: Adventure, father, Time travel
Categories: EuropeEurope, FranceEurope, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Magic Night

Published: 2007, Random House Books for Young Readers
Tags: cat, Fairy, Magic, Mystery
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Picture BookAustralia, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Say Cheese!

Published: 2007, Dial
Tags: Photographs, problem, School
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Picture BookEngland (UK), Europe, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)England (UK), Europe, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Till Year’s Good End

Published: 1997, Atheneum
Tags: custom, Farm, farmer, Middle Ages, season, social life
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), NonfictionEngland (UK), Nonfiction, Picture BookEngland (UK), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Hans Brinker

Published: 2007, Dial
Tags: 19th Century, Brother and sister, competition, memory, Sports, struggling
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, NetherlandsFolklore and Fairy Tales, Netherlands, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Martha in the Middle

Published: 2008, Candlewick
Tags: Brother and sister, Family life, Siblings
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Picture BookEngland (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Published: 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: communism, freedom, Occupation
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech RepublicBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book

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The Traitors’ Gate

Published: 2007, Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Tags: 19th Century, detective story, Family life, London, Poverty, responsibility, spy
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Historical FictionEngland (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller

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I Remember

Published: 1995, Clarion Books
Tags: families, Hardship, Jew, prejudice, World War I
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia

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