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Introduction and Editor’s Notes

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Anna and the Swallow Man
Written by Gavriel Savit

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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

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Carlos and the Cornfield / Carlos y la milpa de maiz
Written by Jan Romero Stevens; Illustrated by Jeanne Arnold

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The Girl Who Saved Yesterday
Written by Julius Lester; Illustrated by Carl Angel

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Little Tree
Written & Illustrated by Loren Long

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My Brother's Secret
Written by Dan Smith

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Raymie Nightingale
Written by Kate DiCamillo

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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Written by M.T. Anderson

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Trouble the Water
Written by Frances O' Roark Dowell

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The War that Saved My Life
Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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What Do You Do with an Idea?
Written by Kobi Yamada; Illustrated by Mae Benson

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Worm Loves Worm
Written by J.J. Austrian; Illustrated by Mike Curato

Contributors to This Issue:
Cindy Amador, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Marilyn Carpenter, Professor Emeritus Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA
Desiree W. Cueto, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Rebecca Gasiewicz, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
Janelle Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Megan McCaffrey, Governors State University, Chicago, IL
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Editor:
Holly Johnson, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Production Editor:
Richard Clift

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WOW Review, Volume VIII, Issue 4 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/viii-4/

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.