Sarah Barra's Blog, page 82
May 2, 2014
wingedbyday:
//Absurdly helpful for people writing royal...
//Absurdly helpful for people writing royal characters and/or characters who interact with royalty and members of the nobility.
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May 1, 2014
WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS CAMPAIGN
WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS CAMPAIGN:
Recently, there’s been a groundswell of discontent over the lack of diversity in children’s literature. The issue is being picked up by news outlets like these two pieces in the NYT, CNN, EW, and many more. But while we individually care about diversity, there…
ryansara:
weneeddiversebooks:
#WeNeedDiverseBooks because YA...
#WeNeedDiverseBooks because YA Readers are diverse!
We are black, white, asian, indian, middle eastern, eastern european, hispanic, autistic, gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, transgendered. We are real readers and we want books where the main characters look and act like us.
Centennial High School, Portland, OR and their teacher, author Shelbi Wescott
Happy to see this group of Portland YA readers contributing to #weneeddiversebooks!
