WOW Reads

Join the Worlds of Words Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss our experience participating in a mock Randolph Caldecott Medal award event to determine our winner for the most distinguished artist of an American picturebook. The mock Caldecott event was held in Worlds of Words by Dr. Kathy G. Short and Dr. Desirée Cueto. The American Library Association announced the award...

Join the Worlds of Words Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss The Kingdom Over the Sea  by Zohra Nabi . We tested out some new podcasting equipment, so our sound levels aren't that great. You may want to adjust your volume as you listen. In this episode, we discuss how we came to read both the U.K. and U.S. versions, the differences we noticed, and how the versions m...

Join the Worlds of Words Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss Clarice the Brave by Lisa McMann. In this episode, the Reading Ambassadors talk about the theme of separation. We also butcher the word "anthropomorphism" to discuss how human characteristics are attributed to the animals in Clarice the Brave . In our off-air literature discussions, we considered anth...

Join the Worlds of Words Center Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) as we discuss The Broke Hearts by Matt Mendez. This episode gets personal as we elaborate on Matt's suggestion that we never stop becoming something. It was reported in this episode that the book launch had just under 30 attendees, but it was actually over 30 attendees. This matters because the Middle School Reading Ambassadors c...

Join the WOW Center Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) as we recap our year together. The novel in verse that Alessa refers to in this episode is Your Heart, My Sky by Margarita Engle. Other books specifically mentioned include Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro and Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert. The Tucson Festival of Books deserves multiple shout outs! This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovati...

Join the WOW Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors as we discuss Distress Signal   by Mary E. Lambert. This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan, WOW MSRAP Literature Discussant and COE Graduate S...

Join the WOW Center Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) as we discuss Echoes of Grace by Guadalupe García McCall. Special shout out to Tucson Festival of Books ! This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan...

Join the WOW Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss The Many Assassinations of Samir the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri. This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan, WOW MSRA...

Join the WOW Center Middle School and Teen Reading Ambassadors as we discuss the 2023 Outstanding International Books from the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) and the International Board on Books for Young People 's (IBBY) 2020 and 2022 Illustration Honor Book. The Reading Ambassadors specifically mention the following books in this podcast: This is Our Place by Vitor Ma...

Join the WOW Center Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) as we discuss Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz and We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade as part of the National Endowment of the Arts' (NEA) Big Read Tucson . This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech T...

Join the Worlds of Words Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) to meet Guadalupe Garcia McCall, author of Echoes of Grace, at the 2023 Tucson Festival of Books. Our session takes place at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 4 in room 349 of the UArizona College of Education. For more information on TRAP, please visit wowlit.org . We Can Promote Global Literature Together! The Worlds of Words Reading Ambassado...

Join the WOW Center Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) as we discuss A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin. This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan, MSRAP Literature Discussant and COE Graduate Stu...

The WOW Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors invite you to join us in meeting Daniel Nayeri, author of The Many Assassinations of Samir the Seller of Dreams , at the 2023 Tucson Festival of Books. Our session takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 5 in room 351 of the UArizona College of Education. For more information on the WOW Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP), visit wowlit.org . We...

Join the WOW Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss The Hidden Knife by Melissa Marr. This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan, Literature Discussant and COE Graduate Student...

Join the WOW Center Teen Reading Ambassadors (TRAP) as we discuss The Agathas   by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson. This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan, MSRAP Literature Discussant and COE Gr...

Join the WOW Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling. This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UA COE Tech Team. Co-Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, WOW Center Associate Director Co-Producer: Sara Logan, MSRAP Literature Discussant and COE Graduate...