Cynthia Leitich Smith: I got a wonderful letter from a Chinese-American teenager about my novel Eternal. She offered suggestions for future stories, and at the very end she said “P.S.: It was very nice to see an Asian girl hero pick up a battle axe.”

We need diverse books because teens of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, genders should be able to see themselves as the hero in books. Cynthia’s fan letter serves as a reminder of that.

If you #SupportWNDB visit our Indiegogo campaign page to see our initiatives for grants to promote diverse writers/books.

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Dec 06, 2014
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