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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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Paper Hearts

Published: 2015, McElderry Books
Tags: Auschwitz, Concentration camps, Friendship, World War II
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

Published: 2015, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
Tags: boys, History, underground movement, World War II
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, DenmarkBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Denmark, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Unlikely Warrior: A Jewish Soldier in Hitler’s Army

Published: 2015, Macmillan
Tags: History, Jewish, underground movement, World War II
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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Somewhere There Is Still A Sun

Published: 2015, Alladin
Tags: Death, Family, Nazi, protection, transportation
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech RepublicBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech Republic, FictionBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech Republic, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Serendipity’s Footsteps

Published: 2015, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tags: Holocaust, Orphans, Runaways, Shoes
Categories: GermanyGermany, Historical FictionGermany, Historical Fiction, United StatesGermany, Historical Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Anastasia And Her Sisters

Published: 2015, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman
Tags: History, princess, Sisters, Soviet Union
Categories: FictionFiction, RussiaFiction, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Silver In The Blood

Published: 2015, Bloomsbury
Tags: Family, Supernatural, Vampires, Women and girls
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, RomaniaFantasy, Fiction, Romania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Door By The Staircase

Published: 2016, Disney Hyperion
Tags: Adoption, Adventure, Orphans, Witches
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, FictionEurope, Fantasy, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Baba Yaga’s Assistant

Published: 2015, Candlewick Press
Tags: Adventure, Girl, Witches
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia

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The Wolf Wilder

Published: 2015, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tags: Adventure, History, mother and daughter, Wolves
Categories: FictionFiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

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