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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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Paddington Here and Now

Published: 2008, HarperCollins
Tags: Bears, Humor
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Picture BookEngland (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Sketches

Published: 2008, Viking Juvenile
Tags: art, homelessness, runaway, secrets, sexual abuse
Categories: CanadaCanada, Realistic FictionCanada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Healing Water: A Hawaiian Story

Published: 2008, Calkins Creek Books
Tags: desires, Islands, Revenge, Survival, Villages, Young adult
Categories: HawaiiHawaii, Historical FictionHawaii, Historical Fiction, United StatesHawaii, Historical Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Black Stars In A White Night Sky

Published: 2008, Wordsong
Tags: Humor
Categories: CanadaCanada, PoetryCanada, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)Canada, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9), Rhymes/songs

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Honey Cake

Published: 2008, Random House Books for Young Readers
Tags: Jews, Occupation, Resistance, secrets, World War II
Categories: DenmarkDenmark, GermanyDenmark, Germany, Historical FictionDenmark, Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Denmark, Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nordic

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Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope

Published: 2008, HarperTrophy
Tags: Apartheid, Conflict, injustice, segregation, social condition
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, South Africa

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The Greatest Show off Earth

Published: 1994, Viking Juvenile
Tags: Birthday, Circus, dark force, Travel
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), New Zealand

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Po’s Story

Published: 1999, Grosset & Dunlap
Tags: Adventure, bravery, hero, overcoming
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Neverending Story

Published: 1997, Dutton Juvenile
Tags: Adventure, Magic, Monsters
Categories: FantasyFantasy, GermanyFantasy, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Battle for Skandia: Ranger’s Apprentice

Published: 2008, Philomel
Tags: Adventure, Battle, hero, Rescues, War
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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