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What You Wish For: Stories and Poems for Darfur

271 pp. | Putnam | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25454-3 $17.99
(3) YA The theme of wishes unites eighteen stories and poems from well-known authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Nikki Giovanni, Gary Soto, Cornelia Funke, R. L. Stine, Cynthia Voigt, and others. Created to aid literacy in Darfuri refugee camps, the volume's selections are humorous, poignant, and provocative. This solid collection underscores how wishes and dreams can buoy the human spirit.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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