Rebecca Ballenger | Worlds of Words Center for Global Literacies and Literatures (University of Arizona)

Rebecca Ballenger

A girl whose shirt reflects people running through the Sonoran Desert looks over her shoulder

WOW Reads: S4, E5 - The Freedom Seeker by Ruchira Gupta

Braille spelling of acceptance with anyone can grow here in English lettering over flowers

All WRAP’d Up: Disability Experiences in K-12 Literature

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WOW Reads: S4, E4 - Disability Experiences in K-12 Literature

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WOW Reads: Bonus - Predicting the 2026 Caldecott

WOW Recommends: Firekeeper's Daughter

WOW Stories Indexed by Directory of Open Access Journals

Virtual Tour of Critique to Support and Stretch

Re-Introducing Our Advanced Search Function

Website Improvements Include Updated Book Lists

WOW Recommends: Cane Warriors

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Authors' Corner: Tony Johnston

WOW Currents

Resources Around Epidemics and Pandemics

Authors' Corner: Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Authors' Corner: Darryn Joseph

WOW Recommends: The Disasters

Authors' Corner: Tara Chace