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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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One More Mountain (Breadwinner Series, 5)

Published: 2022, Groundwood Books
Tags: Friendship, Military and war, school and education, Survival
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Afghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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The Cat At The Wall

Published: 2014, Groundwood Books
Tags: Reincarnation
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), IsraelFantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Israel, Palestine

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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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My Name Is Parvana

Published: 2012, Groundwood Books
Tags: Courage, Culture, refugee, relationships, War
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Afghanistan, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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No Ordinary Day

Published: 2011, Groundwood Books
Tags: Adventure, discovery, Family, resourcefulness, terror
Categories: IndiaIndia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Children Of War: Voices Of Iraqi Refugees

Published: 2009, Groundwood Books
Tags: Difficult decisions, refugee, violence, War
Categories: IraqIraq, NonfictionIraq, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Sacred Leaf: The Cocalero Novels

Published: 2007, Groundwood Books
Tags: Drugs, Farms, Hardship, oppression, Protests
Categories: BoliviaBolivia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Bolivia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaBolivia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Realistic Fiction

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No Safe Place

Published: 2010, Groundwood Books
Tags: journeys, Refugees, Survival
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, IraqEngland (UK), Europe, Iraq, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Iraq, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Off to War

Published: 2008, Groundwood Books
Tags: Family, military, parents, Soldiers, War
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionAmericas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, North America

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I Am A Taxi

Published: 2006, Groundwood Books
Tags: Drugs, Family, prisons
Categories: BoliviaBolivia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Bolivia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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