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From Activist to Author: How 12-Year-Old Marley Dias Is Changing the Face of Children’s Literature

Source: Forbes

This girl didn’t like what she was seeing—or not seeing—on bookshelves. She organized and spoke out to see more characters like her and other under-represented groups in books throughout the country.

This entry was posted in Making Your Voice Heard and tagged Culture & Society, Current Events, People on March 1, 2019 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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