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- ↑ Nomad, Switchboard, Poet: Naomi Shihab Nye's Multicultural Literature for Young Readers: An Interview, Melus, Summer 2002
- ↑ Griffith, Susan C. (2004). "Imagining Social Justice and Peace in a World Community: The Jane Addams Children's Book Award". Willa. 13.
- ↑ "Youth Literature Honorees | Middle East Book Award". Middle East Outreach Council. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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