WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS
Just in case you were wondering why this hashtag receives some attention: #wndb or sometimes #weneeddiversebooks, take a look at some preliminary statistics for 2015 here:
http://ccblogc.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-numbers-so-far.html
And then click here to see why people were upset when an author who writes for YA audiences dismissed the need for more diversity:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/13/meg-rosoff-diversity-row-books-marginalised-children-edith-campbell-large-fears
And then, go out and buy some books that might serve as mirrors, windows, and doors for your kids.
http://ccblogc.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-numbers-so-far.html
And then click here to see why people were upset when an author who writes for YA audiences dismissed the need for more diversity:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/13/meg-rosoff-diversity-row-books-marginalised-children-edith-campbell-large-fears
And then, go out and buy some books that might serve as mirrors, windows, and doors for your kids.