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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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Yoruba Girl Dancing

Published: 1994, Penguin
Tags: cross cultural, Loneliness, Racism
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), NigeriaEngland (UK), Nigeria, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Nigeria, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Jamie and Angus Together

Published: 2007, Candlewick
Tags: Cows, Friendship, Imagination, Toys
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf

Published: 2007, Candlewick
Tags: Animals, extinction, Poverty
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Realistic FictionAustralia, Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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A Dog Called Grk

Published: 2007, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Tags: Adventure, Dog, Evil, Kidnapping
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FictionEngland (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia

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The Icebound Land: Ranger’s Apprentice

Published: 2007, Philomel
Tags: Adventure, Battle, Evil, hero, Kidnapping, knight, Medieval, Rescues
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Frozen Waterfall

Published: 1994, Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)
Tags: cross cultural, Friendship, immigrant, language learning
Categories: EuropeEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, SwitzerlandEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Switzerland, Turkey

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The Shadow World

Published: 2007, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: Adventure, Evil, Magic
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FantasyEngland (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Navigator

Published: 2007, Wendy Lamb Books
Tags: Adventure, hero, Magic, Time travel
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland

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Knife Edge

Published: 2007, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: Children, Disasters, Family, Revenge, Terrorism
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FictionEngland (UK), Fiction, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Invisible

Published: 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Law Enforcement, Murder, Racism
Categories: EuropeEurope, Mystery and ThrillerEurope, Mystery and Thriller, SwedenEurope, Mystery and Thriller, Sweden, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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