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Table of Contents

Introduction and Editor's Note

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Across the Nightingale Floor
Written by Lian Hearn

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Bamboo People
Written by Mitali Perkins

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The Black Book of Colors
Written by Menena Cottin 
Illustrated by Rosana Farla
Translated by Elisa Amado

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The Firefly Letters
Written By Margarita Engle

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Fly Free!
Written by Roseanne Thong
Illustrated by Eujin Kim Neilan

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The Good Garden
Written by Katie Smith Milway
Illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault

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Monsoon Afternoon
Written by Kashmira Sheth
Illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi

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A Step from Heaven 
Written by An Na

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The White Swan Express: A Story about Adoption
Written by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki
Illustrated by Meilo So

Contributors:
Barbara Thompson Book, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Deanna Day, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
Michele M. Ebersole, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
Avis M. Masuda, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Heather Neal, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Marilyn Russell, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Editor:
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Production Editor:
Richard Clift

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WOW Review, Volume III, Issue 1 by Worlds of Words is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Based on work at https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/iii-1/

WOW review: reading across cultures
ISSN 2577-0527

WOW Review is an electronic journal of critical reviews on children’s and adolescent literature that highlight intercultural understanding and global perspectives.