Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens | 
The APA (American Psychological Association) wrote an article in July about the importance of kids reading diverse books. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/07-08/fighting-book-bans-censorship?utm_source=...
IriDas Had that conversation with a conservative acquaintance once who was a reader and espoused that idea that reading makes a person more sympathetic toward others, but she hated all the “out groups” and absolutely refused to read about anything different than her own worldview. Reading doesn‘t help unless we read broadly. 4w
ncsufoxes @IriDas I was just having a conversation with our 16 yo about more diverse stories & movies. He was talking about how the new Percy Jackson series has more diversity than the books. We went over who writes the stories & what does that mean for kids that aren‘t white to not see themselves as heroes. I was saying to him it‘s only been in recent years that there has been a push for students to read more diverse stories & authors. He is reading I Am 4w
ncsufoxes Malala for English right now. When his older brother was a Senior in HS (2022) for his English class he took a trial course that they were piloting (this was in San Diego) on diverse stories. He loved it. I wish that all schools would do this. He learned a lot but also these are frequent discussions we have in our house, so he excelled in the class. It makes me so sad to know that so many people are fearful & unwilling to listen & learn from 4w
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ncsufoxes others. But that is how my MIL is, she doesn‘t want to think outside her narrow narrative. I love all the stories coming out & learning so much that I didn‘t know about. The problem is I can‘t keep up with all the books I want to read in the amount of time I have in a day to read. So, alas I keep buying too many books. 4w
IriDas @ncsufoxes That program sounds great. When I was a kid in school if we read a book by woman (white, of course) it was a big deal. lol. As for too many books, I‘m going to make my kids read them to me when I‘m old and in a home. ;) 4w
AnnCrystal Having these conversations both in schools and at home is so important. Bravo 📚👏🏼🥲✊🏼💝. 4w
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