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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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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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Makoons (Birchbark House)

Published: 2018, HarperCollins
Tags: 19th Century, American history, Family, Indigenous, Ojibwe, Twins
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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Chickadee

Published: 2013, HarperCollins
Tags: Escape, Indigenous, journeys, Kidnapping, Ojibwe
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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Thunder’s Hair

Published: 2020, Independently published
Tags: bullying, Grandmothers, Hair, Indigenous, Lakota
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States

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Rainbows In December

Published: 2022, Independently published
Tags: Death, Grandmothers, Grief, Indigenous
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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We Are All Related

Published: 2020, Independently published
Tags: Human-animal relationships, Indigenous, Interpersonal relationships, Lakota
Categories: Myths and LegendsMyths and Legends, Picture BookMyths and Legends, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Myths and Legends, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Once I Was You

Published: 2022, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tags: Emigration and immigration, Family and social issues, Famous Women, Hispanic Americans, journalism
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, United States

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Secret Of The Moon Conch

Published: 2023, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Tags: Aztec, Danger, Fantasy and magic, Gangs, Refugees
Categories: FictionFiction, MexicoFiction, Mexico, RomanceFiction, Mexico, Romance, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Barefoot Dreams Of Petra Luna

Published: 2021, Sourcebooks Young Readers
Tags: 20th century, Emigration and immigration, Family and social issues, History, Refugees
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico

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From Here

Published: 2023, Nancy Paulsen Books
Tags: LGBTQI+, Muslims, Refugees
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), JordanBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Jordan, United States

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Indivisible

Published: 2021, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Tags: Deportation, Family and social issues, family separation, Hispanic Americans
Categories: Latinx in USLatinx in US, Realistic FictionLatinx in US, Realistic Fiction, United StatesLatinx in US, Realistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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