WOW Review: Reading Across Cultures
Volume XI, Issue 3
Spring 2019
Hope in its Different Forms
Introduction and Editors’ Notes
Children of Blood and Bone
Written by Tomi Adeyemi
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans
Written and Illustrated by Don Brown
The Fox on the Swing
Written by Evelina Daciūte
Illustrated by Aušra Kiudulaite
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
Written by Phil Bildner
Illustrated by John Parra
New Clothes for New Year’s Day
Written and Illustrated by Hyun-Joo Bae
The Night Diary
Written by Veera Hiranandani
Return to Sender
Written by Julia Alvarez
A Story Like the Wind
Written by Gill Lewis
Illustrated by Jo Weaver
The Stuff of Stars
Written by Marion Dan Bauer
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
This Thing Called the Future
Written by J.L. Powers
Contributors to this Issue:
Seemi Aziz, University of Arizona
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University
Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Wayne State University
Kaitlyn DeMoney, Western Washington University
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati
Hyunjung Lee, University of Arizona
Megan McCaffrey, Governor’s University
Lillian Reeves, University of South Carolina
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona
Nithya Sivashankar, Ohio State University
Editors:
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
Production Editors:
Blaire Krakowitz, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Breanna Tsingine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Editorial Assistant
Hannah Gill, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Review Board
Nojood M. Alsudairi, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Seemi Aziz, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Nancy Hlibok Amann, Arizona School for Deaf and Blind, Tucson, AZ
Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Wayne State University, Troy, MI
Desiree Cueto, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Michele Ebersole, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Gloria Kauffman, YIES School, Brianza, Italy
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Gail Pritchard, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX
Jean Schroeder, The IDEA School, Tucson, AZ
Tracy Smiles, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Celeste Trimble, St. Martin’s University, Lacey, WA
Yoo Kyung Sung, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Melissa Wilson, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Errata Statement (June 24, 2019)
Corrections were made to the article on Return to Sender, which was written by Julia Alvarez and reviewed by Lillian Reeves:
- The book cover was changed to accurately reflect the book cover that is discussed in the review
- At the end of the review, Lillian Reeves’ university affiliation has been corrected to “University of South Carolina Aiken.”
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