Diverse Representation: Rural Does Not Mean White

In this episode we discuss our struggle to find "mirror" books for our students. In particular we address the lack of books with rural settings featuring children of color. If you have book suggestions, please add to our Padlet of Rural Mirror Books.  Cathy shares a fun, light adult fiction book about a modern school librarian, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms. And Laura shares a middle grade book, More to the Story by Hena Khan, which is a modern retelling of Little Women.  Tech tips include resources related to The 1619 Project, the Book Creator app, and National Novel Writing Month Young Writers Program. Diverse Books Articles and Resources  https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=can-diverse-books-save-us https://diversebooks.org/ https://diversebooks.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-books/ The Benefits & Limits of Diversity Audits by Jenna Friebel How to do a library diversity audit by Katy Farber & Jeanie Philips Other stuff we reference Pearltrees for curation Common Sense Media Lessons