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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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The Winds of Heaven

Published: 2010, Macmillan
Tags: Family, Problems, relationships
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Historical FictionAustralia, Historical Fiction, OceaniaAustralia, Historical Fiction, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Beginner’s Guide to Living

Published: 2010, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Grief, Interpersonal relations, Love, relationship, School, Self-actualization
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Realistic FictionAustralia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Halo

Published: 2010, Feiwel & Friends
Tags: Angels, good and evil, Interpersonal relationship, Love, School
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Saraswati’s Way

Published: 2010, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Dreams, education, hindu, Mathematics, Poverty
Categories: AsiaAsia, IndiaAsia, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Five Thousand Years of Slavery

Published: 2010, Tundra Books of Northern New York
Tags: freedom, History, oppression, power, slavery, Struggle
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Give Me Shelter

Published: 2007, Frances Lincoln Ltd
Tags: Children, freedom, human rights, Journey, shelter, Survive, Travel, War
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Short Stories - Anthologies - CollectionsIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Sky Sailors

Published: 2010, Farrar Straus Giroux
Tags: Adventures, Flight, History, Hot air balloons
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction

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Fog Magic

Published: 1986, Puffin Books
Tags: Adventure, Magic
Categories: CanadaCanada, FantasyCanada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Newbery

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Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes

Published: 2011, Tundra
Tags: Courage, Lakes, Shipwrecks, Survivors, Tragedy
Categories: CanadaCanada, FantasyCanada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Red Hen

Published: 2010, Roaring Brook Press
Tags: Cooperation, Fairness, Friendship, Helping
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK)Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Folklore and Fairy TalesEarly Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)

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