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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
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Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Noodle Magic

Published: 2014, Scholastic, Incorporated
Tags: Community, Culture, Family, Magic, Struggle, teaching
Categories: ChinaChina, Picture BookChina, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Taken

Published: 2014, Chicken House
Tags: hostage, Journey, Jungles, Kidnapping, Soldiers, Survival, War
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Taking Flight: From War Orphan To Star Ballerina

Published: 2014, Knopf
Tags: Adoption, Ballet, Courage, Dance, Dreams, memoir, Orphans
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAfrica, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Ice War (Recon Team Angel #3)

Published: 2014, Random House Children's Books
Tags: humanity, invasion, investigate, Missions, resourcefulness, Secret, War
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Caller

Published: 2014, Knopf
Tags: Battle, insurgency, Magic, Medieval, rebel, strong feminine protagonist, Trilogy
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Missing

Published: 2014, Scholastic Press
Tags: action and adventure, Fantasy and magic, Overcoming evil
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania

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My Cousin’s Keeper

Published: 2014, Candlewick Press
Tags: bullying, Childhood, Cousins, Jealousy, peer pressure
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, AwardsAustralia, Awards, FictionAustralia, Awards, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Awards, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Cartwheeling In Thunderstorms

Published: 2014, Simon & Schuster
Tags: adjustment, boarding schools, Friendship, Orphans, resilience
Categories: FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Zimbabwe

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Walking Home

Published: 2014, DoubleDay
Tags: brotherhood, Hope, hunger, Orphans, political violence
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Kenya

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Every Breath

Published: 2014, Tundra Books
Tags: homelessness, Identity, Murder, Sherlock Holmes, Zoos
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, Mystery and ThrillerAustralia, Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, Realistic FictionAustralia, Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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