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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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Tucson, AZ 85721
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email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Search Results for: Pressler, Mirjam

Shylock’s Daughter

Published: 2001, Dial
Tags: 16th century, Christians, Conflict, father and daughter, freedom, Identity, Jews, prejudice, Religion, Renaissance, Venice
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, ItalyHistorical Fiction, Italy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Published: 2007, Front Street
Tags: Family, Holocaust, injustice, World War II
Categories: GermanyGermany, Historical FictionGermany, Historical Fiction, IsraelGermany, Historical Fiction, Israel, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Thanks to My Mother

Published: 1998, Dial
Tags: Concentration camps, Courage, Fear, Holocaust, invasion, Jewish, memoir, Personal narrative, World War II
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, LithuaniaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Lithuania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Malka

Published: 2003,
Tags: Holocaust, Jew, mother and daughter, Nazi, Occupation, separation, struggling, Survival, World War II
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, HungaryHistorical Fiction, Hungary, PolandHistorical Fiction, Hungary, Poland, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Anne Frank: A Hidden Life

Published: 2000,
Tags: Race relations
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, EuropeBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Netherlands

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