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Housekeeping We will be making a link to this presentation available so you can go back and look at it at your leisure In the notes field, I have included any sources that I took my information from as well as additional articles that I think might be of interest Start with my story about personal shopper My story about El Deafo Books have a very important job to do. They help children to become lifelong readers. They seek to provide both recreational reading and also be a resource for educational needs. They encourage children to stretch their imagination and to test the boundaries of what is possible. But the most crucial job that books have in helping to prepare our kids for the future is to inspire empathy and social justice. Books can be a safe place to have hard conversations and books have the ability be acts of social justice in and of themselves. 1

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/multicultural-childrens-literature-where-are-we/ http://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/about-mirrors-windows-doors/ Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience. Reading, then, becomes a means of self-affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books. When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part. Our classrooms need to be places where all the children from all the cultures that make up the salad bowl of American society can find their mirrors. Children from dominant social groups have always found their mirrors in books, but they, too, have suffered from the lack of availability of books about others. They need the books as windows onto reality, not just on imaginary worlds. They need books that will help them understand the multicultural nature of the world they live in, and their place as a member of just one group, as well as their connections to all 2

other humans. In this country, where racism is still one of the major unresolved social problems, books may be one of the few places where children who are socially isolated and insulated from the larger world may meet people unlike themselves. If they see only reflections of themselves, they will grow up with an exaggerated sense of their own importance and value in the world-a dangerous ethnocentrism. It could, however, help us to understand each other better by helping to change our attitudes towards difference. When there are enough books available that can act as both mirrors and windows for all our children, they will see that we can celebrate both our differences and our similarities, because together they are what make us all human. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308113157/https://www.rif.org/us/literacyresources/multicultural/mirrors-windows-and-sliding-glass-doors.htm 2

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https://diversebooks.org/ Disabilities -- *We subscribe to a broad definition of disability, which includes but is not limited to physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental illnesses (this may also include addiction). Furthermore, we subscribe to a social model of disability, which presents disability as created by barriers in the social environment, due to lack of equal access, stereotyping, and other forms of marginalization. The Walter recognizes published diverse authors who champion marginalized voices in their stories 8

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/books/in-an-era-of-online-outrage-do-sensitivityreaders-result-in-better-books-or-censorship.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-sensitivity-readers-actuallydo_us_5a427f36e4b0b0e5a7a3642c In the heat of things when discussions are taking place, many are boxed into one or two dimensions that stem from a lack of understanding, convenience or, simply, influence. I don t think this is done purposely or maliciously, but it s done, and it makes many marginalized people feel unheard and unseen within their own communities. 9

http://www.corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/ Also co-founded Disability in Kidlit -- http://disabilityinkidlit.com/ 10

Own Voices is not just about race or culture Disabilities LGBTQ and Mental Health books are hardest to identify because the authors do not always make that public 11

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Salaam Reads Simon Schuster; launched 2016; released first books in 2017 introduce Muslim children and families to people of all backgrounds http://salaamreads.com/ Rick Riordan (launched Spring 2018) our goal is to publish great books by middle grade authors from underrepresented cultures and backgrounds, to let them tell their own stories inspired by the mythology and folklore of their own heritage. http://rickriordan.com/2017/04/rick-riordan-presents/ Kwame Alexander Versify (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Launch Spring 2019) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/books/kwame-alexander-book-imprint.html Penguin books Kokila (launches Summer 2019) Sanskrit celebrates the harbinger of new beginnings http://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/penguin-young-readers-tolaunch-new-imprint-kokila/ Part of a mini trend of authors who have launched their imprints who are helping to reshape children s literature James Patterson, Mo Willems, Rick Riordan, Kwame Alexander 14

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http://lithub.com/if-fiction-changes-the-world-its-going-to-be-ya/ YA lit is engaging with up to the minute social issues we re seeing more marginalized voices across age groups Reflects the current political climate Crossover YA Fiction https://www.thebalance.com/the-young-adult-book-market-2799954 70% of the readership of YA is over 18+ Big trend for teens is social activism; books are about social activism, but more importantly, they are acts of social activism in and of themselves http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20180228/you-are-what-you-read-howcontemporary-young-adult-literature-shaped-generation 16

School shootings Beginning to see it push down into juvenile fiction 17

Tyler Johnson Was Here, Jay Coles I Am Alfonso Jones, Tony Medina Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes https://thebrownbookshelf.com/2018/02/19/day-19-jay-coles/ 18

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/books/review/black-lives-matter-teenagebooks.html?_r=3 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/books/where-fiction-and-reality-collide-books-andblack-livesmatter.html?action=click&contentcollection=books&module=relatedcoverage&region=en dofarticle&pgtype=article Has its roots in the aftermath of Ferguson in 2014 Books inspired by resistance and protest Tyler Johnson Was Here, Jay Coles I Am Alfonso Jones, Tony Medina Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes 19

We have seen a growing diversity based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5-ya-book-trends-for- 2017_us_582baed1e4b0a904ef59ed88 Immigration & Prejudice; Representations of Islam 20

Malala Yousafzai will be releasing We Are Displaced in September 2018 21

Leah on the Off Beat sequel to Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Latinx, Asian American, Illegal immigrant, Faith, African American, LGBT 22

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November 29, 2018 Madeleine L Engle s 100 th birthday https://electricliterature.com/i-saw-myself-in-meg-murry-even-before-she-lookedlike-me-3bbc9e57f834 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/movies/a-wrinkle-in-time-personalessay.html 26

Wonder Woman May 25, 2017 Star Wars: Last of the Jedi December 15, 2017 Death Cure January 26, 2018 Love, Simon March 16, 2018 (retitled Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda ) Fantastic Beasts, Part 2, November 2018 Mary Poppins Returns December 25, 2018 (don t know yet which book it will be based on) Paddington 2 January 12, 2018 Peter Rabbit February 9, 2018 A Wrinkle in Time March 9, 2018 Also have goodbye Christopher Robin no kids titles yet 27

Anna Dewdney died September 3, 2016 Now a Netflix series began January 26, 2018 Clifford Spirit Riding Free 28

Books are a safe place to have a conversation Rene Watson, author of Piecing Me Together, said in an interview -- I write realistic fiction because I want young people and the adults in their lives to have a way to talk about what s happening, but have some space so you can talk about the characters in the book, and not necessarily your own story yet, if you re not ready to have that conversation. https://www.npr.org/2018/02/17/586479140/piecing-me-together-novelist-saysshe-writes-to-help-kids-feel-seen 29

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Judaism Islam Hoping for more that feature Buddhism and Atheism 31

Two years ago emphasized the immigrant experience in the US Last year emphasizes the journey to get to the US Now Experience that leads them to leave Also emphasizes the economic disparity that exists for immigrants 32

http://voicesofyouthcount.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/11/chapinhall_voyc_nationalreport_final.pdf 1 in 10 young adults experience homelessness over a 12 month period In Indiana, there are up to 16,000 homeless http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/5187-public-school-students-receiving-free-orreduced-pricelunches#detailed/2/any/false/871,870,573,869,36/1279,1280,1281/13762,11655 2017, 493,243 students qualified for free or reduced lunch, apprx. 47.1% of all Indiana students 33

OCD, Depression/Suicide, schizophrenia, etc. https://www.slj.com/2018/03/books-media/graphic-novels-offer-windows-mirrors-mentalhealth/ 34

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http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/09/26/bringing-diverse-books-low-income-kids Kids of color still don t have access to good mirror books. Mirror books make us feel, seen, appreciated, and valued by society, Ehrlich wrote. Without them, students are less likely to engage with books in fact, First Book did a survey of their members and 90 percent of respondents indicated that children in their programs would be more enthusiastic readers if they had access to books with characters, stories, and images that reflect their lives and neighborhoods. 38

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https://www.slj.com/2018/03/collection-development/read-watch-alikes/lens-greatbooks-photography/ Photography is powerful because it captures the reality of a specific time and place Why Civil War photographer Mathew Brady and Social documentary photographer How the Other Side Lives were so powerful 40

https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=18637 https://www.slj.com/2018/03/collection-development/read-watch-alikes/empoweringgirls-young-women/ Picture Book biographies is where we have seen some of the most diversity 41

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200 th anniversary Indiana Humanities -- One State/One Story Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel: Original Text Clive Bryant 9781906332495 https://indianahumanities.org/category/frankenstein 48

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Coming in 2018 How to Code a Sandcastle Trend fiction that is based on non-fiction; taking the ideas from the non-fiction and playing them out in story form. 55

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https://www.americangirl.com/ Luciana Vega An Aspiring Astronaut on a voyage of discovery to the be the first girl on Mars 58

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http://www.instyle.com/reviews-coverage/social-media/every-animal-you-need-followsocial-media#1655263 Grumpy Cat 2.4 million followers on Instagram and 8.7 million followers Esther the Wonderpig, 453.5 Thousand Followers on Instagram; 1.35 million on FB Jiffpom 8.2 million followers on Instagram; 1.5 million on FB 61

Fiona the Hippo Born at the Cincinnati Zoo on January 24, 2017 http://abcnews.go.com/us/meet-fiona-hippo-journey-health-made-socialmedia/story?id=52440180 #teamfiona 62

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2017 260th birthday Hamilton: the Musical February 2015 Coming to Indianapolis in 2019-2020 Will we see more that is just about Eliza Hamilton 64

UltraViolet https://bookriot.com/2018/02/08/ultra-violet-ya-the-2018-pantone-color-of-the-year-andyoung-adultcovers/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=what%27s%20up%20 in%20ya?&utm_term=bookriot_whatsupinya_dormantsuppress 65

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Wonder February 14, 2012 The Getaway 992,416 November 7, 2017 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 350,844 September 1, 1999 (book 3) Turtles All the Way Down 343,629 October 10, 2017 Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties 339,703 September 19, 2017 Tales from a Not So-Secret Crush Catastrophe 280,072 October 17, 2017 The Hate U Give 264,565 February 28, 2017 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories 262,166 January 3, 2017 The Dark Prophecy 252,191 May 2, 2017 She Persisted: 13 Women Who Changed the World 250,229 May 30, 2017 The Ship of the Dead 224,784 69

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https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-booknews/article/76168-facts-and-figures-2017-thriving-backlists-popular-tie-ins-and-morechildren-s-bestsellers.html The Getaway 992,416 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 350,844 Turtles All the Way Down 343,629 Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties 339,703 Tales from a Not So-Secret Crush Catastrophe 280,072 The Hate U Give 264,565 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories 262,166 The Dark Prophecy 252,191 She Persisted: 13 Women Who Changed the World250,229 The Ship of the Dead 224,784 70

Beverly Cleary will celebrate 102 nd birthday April 12, 2018 First book, Henry Huggins, published 1950; Last book, Ramona s World, published 1999 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-booknews/article/75209-beverly-cleary-titles-go-retro.html 6 titles re-released with the original illustrations 71

On the Come Up, Angie Thomas, June 5, 2018 Run, John Lewis, August 14, 2018 (picks up after the Selma march) Mae Among the Stars, just released Mo Willems ended Piggie and Elephant; Jeff Kinney has not yet announced book #13; who will fill the popularity gap in children s lit? 72

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