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Introduction and Editor's Note

A family of prehistoric people climb up a hill. Behind them is a night sky filled with stars.

Afterward, Everything Was Different
Written by Jairo Buitrago
Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng
Translated by Elisa Amado

A close up of a Black person's hand with a red and orange fire cradled in the palm.

Ain't Burned All the Bright
Written by Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by Jason Griffin

Catfish Rolling
Written by Clara Kumagai

A child wearing a helmet runs through a dark library with a small mouse.

City Under the City
Written and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Woman in blouse and skirt holds a book and an engineering slide.

Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Written by Traci Sorell
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan

A young woman stands facing a wall of dials, her back to the viewer.

The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
Written by Candace Fleming

Resilience the Mars Rover perched on top of a rock on Mars.

A Rover's Story
Written by Jasmine Warga

A grandmother and two children sorting recycling

Zero Waste: How One Community is Leading a World Recycling Revolution
Written and Illustrated by Allan Drummond

Contributors to this Issue:
María Acevedo-Aquino, Texas A&M San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Seemi Aziz, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Michele Ebersole, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI
HeeYoung Kim, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
Judi Moreillon, Tucson, AZ
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Melissa Wilson, Cardiff, Wales

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

Production Editor:
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
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Wayne State University, Troy, MI
Desiree Cueto, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Michele Ebersole, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Gloria Kauffman, Tucson, AZ
Heeyoung Kim, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Gail Pritchard, Tucson, AZ
Jean Schroeder, Tucson, AZ
Tracy Smiles, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Yoo Kyung Sung, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Celeste Trimble, St. Martin's University, Lacey, WA
Deonna Tourtellot, Red Rock Elementary School, Red Rock, AZ
Melissa Wilson, Cardiff, Wales

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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.