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Introduction and Editor's Note

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Cover of All Because You Matter depicting a young black boy looking out to the viewer with colorful leaf cutouts in the background.

All Because You Matter
Written by Tami Charles
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

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Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez
Written by Belen Medina
Illustrated by Natalia Rojas Castro

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City bus full of people where a child and adult are waiting

Last Stop on Market Street
Written by Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Christian Robinson

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Me and My Dysphoria Monster
Written by Laura Kate Dale
Illustrated by Ang Hui Qing

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My Pal, Victor/Mi amigo Victor
Written by Diana Gonzales Bertrand
Illustrated by Robert Sweetland

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Saturday at the Food Pantry
Written by Diane O'Neill
Illustrated by Brizida Magro

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Spanish is the Language of My Family
Written by Michael Genhart
Illustrated by John Parra

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Still Dreaming/Seguimos soñando
Written by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
Illustrated by Magdalena Mora
Translated by Luis Humberto Crosthwaite

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Sunpainters: Eclipse of the Navajo Sun
Written and illustrated by Baje Whitethorne

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The Truth About Dragons
Written by Julie Leung
Illustrated by Hanna Cha

 


Contributors to this Issue:
Heather Barton, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Katie Campbell, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Janee Chandler, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Kristine Cochran, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Krystal Cryer, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Yolanda Huckaby, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Misty Jacobson, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Shelby Phelps, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Kristian Rana, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Abby Tree, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Editors:
Susan Corapi, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Melissa B. Wilson, Cardiff, Wales

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
Ruth McKoy Lowery, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Prisca Martens, Towson University, Towson, MD
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
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 is an electronic journal of critical reviews on children’s and adolescent literature that highlight intercultural understanding and global perspectives.