If I succeeded in doing that with TIWIE is not for me to say, but I do know it’s heartening to see more and more inclusive stories–from the well-known trailblazers to debuts and new releases. 2016 alone sees some fantastic books coming out. Jeff Garvin’s SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN, about a genderfluid teen. Randi Pink’s astounding INTO WHITE. Corinne Duyvis’s ON THE EDGE OF GONE, an #ownvoices story featuring an autistic protagonist in the middle of the apocalypse. And Traci Chee’s THE READER. We have a long way still to go, but we’re making progress.”
I have to admit when I got the answers back from Nijkamp I immediately added those other books to my TBR lol But I also felt really excited. As stated, there’s still work to be done, but there is progress being made. There’s more and more stories coming out. There’s more and more teens reading them. (I’ve book pushed a couple to some at my library myself lol) and there’s more attention being brought to them in other places!
Thank you so much Marieke Nijkamp for stopping by! And y’all if you haven’t read This is Where it Ends, GO GET IT! It’s heart breaking and emotional and you will cry rivers! lol
Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun.“This brutal, emotionally charged novel will grip readers and leave them brokenhearted.”– Kirkus Reviews“A thought-provoking must-read!”– A Winter 2015–2016 Kids’ Indie Next Great Reads pick.
