tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post3830795734966259105..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The Kat Sinclair Files--Dead Air, by Michelle SchustermanCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-23395936930486133392015-11-02T17:47:43.879-05:002015-11-02T17:47:43.879-05:00Sounds like a fun plot!
Thanks for the link to R...Sounds like a fun plot! <br /><br />Thanks for the link to Roger Sutton's editorial; "rainbow sprinkles" is a great line and an interesting point. I imagine most authors these days are afraid of getting comments like "why aren't there any xyz people in your book?" and so they randomly pick secondary characters and make them x, y and z. Which, I agree, is a lazy way out, but I also agree is better than not even trying to represent reality, which includes all different kinds of people.<br /><br />I liked Kelly Barnhill's comment: "I would argue that any writer setting a story in an American high school or middle school or elementary school and comes up with an all-white or all-straight cast has just not spent a lot of time in schools. And hasn’t spent very much time actually talking to children. And listening. And maybe that should change." Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-1253428338171589512015-11-02T15:48:19.489-05:002015-11-02T15:48:19.489-05:00I like how you brought the "rainbow sprinkles...I like how you brought the "rainbow sprinkles" editorial into your thoughts here, Charlotte. You've added another level to looking at whether or not a book has diversity, to look at whether or not the diversity adds anything (beyond box checking). I like it!Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.com