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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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If You Could Be Mine

Published: 2013, Algonquin Young Readers
Tags: Friendship, LGBTQI+, marriage
Categories: IranIran, Middle EastIran, Middle East, Realistic FictionIran, Middle East, Realistic Fiction, RomanceIran, Middle East, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Being Henry David

Published: 2013, Albert Whitman & Company
Tags: Coming of age, Family, homeless, Identity, Illness and disease, Runaways, Secret, Self-Discovery
Categories: FictionFiction, United StatesFiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Tyrant’s Daughter

Published: 2014, Knopf
Tags: conspiracy, dictators, family stories, High schools, Immigrants, rebel, Refugees and exiles
Categories: FictionFiction, Middle EastFiction, Middle East, Realistic FictionFiction, Middle East, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Moon at Nine

Published: 2014, Pajama Press
Tags: Activism, LGBTQI+, turmoil
Categories: FictionFiction, Historical FictionFiction, Historical Fiction, IranFiction, Historical Fiction, Iran, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Separate Is Never Equal

Published: 2014, Abrams Books for Young Readers
Tags: Civil rights, Discrimination, Hispanic, School, segregation
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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The Milk Of Birds

Published: 2013, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Tags: Friendship, girls and women, Letter Writing, Refugee camp, Refugees
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Realistic FictionAfrica, Realistic Fiction, SudanAfrica, Realistic Fiction, Sudan, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Lily Pond

Published: 2011, Delacorte Pr
Tags: Discoveries, Family, School, worry
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Sweden

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Navajo: Visions and Voices across the Mesa

Published: 1995, Scholastic
Tags: Indigenous, Navajo
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North AmericaAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, PoetryAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Poetry, SouthwestAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, Poetry, Southwest, United States

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First Descent

Published: 2011, Tundra Books
Tags: Adventures, Dreams, Indigenous, Rivers, Survival
Categories: ColombiaColombia, Latin AmericaColombia, Latin America, Realistic FictionColombia, Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Shooting Kabul

Published: 2010, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tags: emigrants-immigrants, family separation, refugee, Rescues
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Afghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle EastAfghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle East, Realistic Fiction

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