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Books for a multiracial society

Post-WWI and WWII and the civil rights activism of the 1960s were turning points for the emergence of books for and about children of color.

Getting boys to read

Jeff Kinney discusses the importance of aligning reading material with the reader’s interests.

Comfort zones

Gene Luen Yang discusses how books help him break out of his comfort zone—and warns about the dangers of feeling too comfortable.

A bumpy start

Laurie Halse Anderson struggled with learning to read.

Meet Margaret

As a child, Margaret Peterson Haddix spent a lot of time out in the chicken coop or with her nose in a book.

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