Being a woman, and a sci-fi/fantasy fan from my early teens, I'm accustomed to the usual White male protagonists. Still, oh my goodness, wouldn't it have been nice to read a few books that featured a strong woman protagonist! Perhaps even someone with a similar ethnic or racial background (Welsh/Cherokee)? I would have devoured the Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series back when I was a teen, just like I anxiously await the next books in those two series!
No Podkayne of Mars doesn't count. Heinlein really wasn't that great with female characters. I'm a fan, but seriously now!
While I'm a voracious reader, my kids are definitely reluctant readers. It certainly isn't because we don't have books to read in a huge variety of genres, both fiction and non-fiction. No, they just don't like to read. And they have expressed the opinion that most books are directed to the White male reader -- they just don't relate to that life experience. Thus, this website evolved from my search for books that I'd like and that my kids might find characters that they could relate too.
I know I'll say this over and over again, but this isn't about excluding anyone on the basis of anything. It's about including my Teens of Color in the fantastic future that I totally believe in...
No Podkayne of Mars doesn't count. Heinlein really wasn't that great with female characters. I'm a fan, but seriously now!
While I'm a voracious reader, my kids are definitely reluctant readers. It certainly isn't because we don't have books to read in a huge variety of genres, both fiction and non-fiction. No, they just don't like to read. And they have expressed the opinion that most books are directed to the White male reader -- they just don't relate to that life experience. Thus, this website evolved from my search for books that I'd like and that my kids might find characters that they could relate too.
I know I'll say this over and over again, but this isn't about excluding anyone on the basis of anything. It's about including my Teens of Color in the fantastic future that I totally believe in...
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