WOW Review: Volume XVI, Issue 1

WOW Review: Reading Across Cultures
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Volume XVI, Issue 1
Fall 2023

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Introduction and Editor’s Note

Pictures of people going into a forest and a cave.All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team
Written by Christina Soontornvat

A young girl with curly hair sits on the floor, writing in a notebook.The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
Written by Aya Khalil
Illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan

A young Black boy sits on the ground with flowers around him, a playground behind him.A Day with No Words
Written by Tiffany Hammond
Illustrated by Kate Cosgrove

A woman stands in front of an island and the ocean looking determined.Ho’onani: Hula Warrior
Written by Heather Gale
Illustrated by Mika Song

A young girl holds her grandmother's hand under an arch of flowering vines. Her father is in the background looking at them fondly.Hundred Years of Happiness
Written by Thanhhà Lại
Illustrated by Phung Nguyên Quang and Huynh Thi Kim Liên

Me and My Fear by Francesca SannaMe and My Fear
Written and illustrated by Francesca Sanna

A young girl with short hair has her mouth open wide, the title held in her mouth.This Is Not My Home
Written and illustrated by Eugenia Yoh and Vivienne Chang

A young girl and boy look at each other from opposite sides of the cover, pieces of white paper falling aroud them.The Words We Share
Written and illustrated by Jack Wong

Two Black girls practicing double dutchThe World Belonged to Us
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by Leo Espinosa


Contributors to this Issue:
Douha Abbasher, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Ethan Ashworth, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Allison Chally, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Cresencia Kerr, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Payton Siragusa, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Theresa Underwood, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Angela Ward, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

Editors:
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
María V. Acevedo-Aquino, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Production Editors:
Aika Adamson, 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, Tucson, AZ
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

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WOW review: reading across cultures
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