Lamar Giles: I remember in my later teens running across a book called Blood Brothers by Steven Barnes. That was pretty much the time I saw something that made me feel like I was seeing a piece of myself in the work.

Jacqueline Woodson: I didn’t know women, black women, could write books, and I didn’t know why I didn’t know this.

WNDB team members and authors Lamar Giles & Jacqueline Woodson note the importance of mirrors in seeing oneself in the books they read and how that inspired them to become the acclaimed authors they are today. 

If you #SupportWNDB visit our Indiegogo campaign page to see what initiatives is to bring diverse authors to disadvantaged schools to further reflect what kinds of books students may be missing.

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Dec 03, 2014
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