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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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A Hunger Of Thorns

Published: 2023, Delacorte Press
Tags: Fantasy and magic, Friendship, Missing persons, Rescues
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Doodles From The Boogie Down

Published: 2023, Penguin Young Readers Group
Tags: Friendship, Hispanic Americans, Middle School
Categories: Graphic NovelGraphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USGraphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic FictionGraphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction, United States

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Dounia And The Magic Seeds

Published: 2023, Owlkids
Tags: Emigration and immigration, Grandmothers, Refugees, resilience, War
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, SyriaPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Syria, USBBY Outstanding International Book

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Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around The World

Published: 2022, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Engineering, Science and nature
Categories: InternationalInternational, Picture BookInternational, Picture Book, PoetryInternational, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy

Published: 2020, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Tags: Family, Friendship, Stories in Rhyme, weather
Categories: FictionFiction, IndiaFiction, India, Picture BookFiction, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Chloe And The Kaishao Boys

Published: 2023, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Tags: Coming of age, dating, Family and social issues
Categories: PhilippinesPhilippines, RomancePhilippines, Romance, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow

Published: 2022, Scholastic Press
Tags: Cuban Americans, Family and social issues, Friendship, resilience, Revolution
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, CubaCaribbean, Cuba, Historical FictionCaribbean, Cuba, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Chance

Published: 2020, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Holocaust, Jewish children in the Holocaust
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poland

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Abuelita And Me

Published: 2022, Annick Press
Tags: Family and social issues, Grandmothers, Hispanic and Latino, Prejudice and racism
Categories: Latinx in USLatinx in US, Picture BookLatinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionLatinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States

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Adrift

Published: 2022, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Cousins, Filipino Americans, racially mixed people, resilience, Survival
Categories: FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Philippines

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