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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

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Anna of Byzantium

Published: 1999, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Tags: Middle Ages, power, Royalty
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Afrika

Published: 2008, Tundra Books
Tags: Apartheid, Childhood, Journey, Secret, segregation, Travel, truth
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), South Africa

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H.I.V.E.: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education

Published: 2008, Aladdin
Tags: artificial intelligence, Friendship, genius, good and evil, Kidnapping, Orphans, prison, School
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Science Fiction

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Letters from Rifka

Published: 1992, Bantam Doubleday Dell
Tags: Coming of age, Courage, Emigration and immigration, Escape, Holocaust, Jew, Journey, Poetry, World War II
Categories: BelgiumBelgium, Historical FictionBelgium, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Belgium, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), RussiaBelgium, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia, United States

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The Humming of Numbers

Published: 2008, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Tags: Adventure, Middle Ages, talents, Vikings
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), IrelandFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland, Nordic

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Babu’s Song

Published: 2008, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Disability, Poverty, School
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Tanzania

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The Outfoxed Fox

Published: 2007, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
Tags: fable, fox, hunting
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, JapanAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep

Published: 2008, Candlewick
Tags: Fairy, Greed, Magic, Nature, talent
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Picture BookEngland (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Day the World Exploded: The Earthshaking Catastrophe at Krakatoa

Published: 2008, Collins
Tags: Death, destroy, Earth, volcano
Categories: IndonesiaIndonesia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Indonesia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionIndonesia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Oceania

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A Song for Cambodia

Published: 2008, Lee & Low Books
Tags: healing, Hope, Music, musician, refugee, Survive, Tradition
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, CambodiaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Cambodia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Cambodia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book

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