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“There are many an oasis of love and light out there, stories that show compassion and the resilience of the human spirit. Sharing these stories increases our awareness of hope in our increasingly dark world.”
As someone who is passionate about education and children’s books, how could I not be attracted to an article titled Children’s Book Authors Are Selling More Than Books. They’re Taking A Stand?
Some of the issues authors are taking a stand about are the separation of migrant families in detention and gun violence. They are raising money, protesting in marches and writing books.
Click to read the whole article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/books/childrens-books-authors-activists-politics.html
If you would like to join in with spreading the good news with #WATWB, here are the guidelines:
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The co-hosts for this month are: Eric Lahti, Inderpreet Uppal, Shilpa Garg, Sylvia Stein,and Peter Nena Please pop over to their blogs to read their stories, comment and share.
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Thank you for reading. I appreciate your comments. Please share your thoughts.
Norah Colvin 
”YA readers in particular want authors to do more than just create stories — they are expected to be visible as advocates for issues that affect teenagers”. Well I’ll be – what an extraordinary story Norah! Thank you for highlighting this. I’ll do some research when time permits and see if anything is being done about authors advocating for change here in this country, addressing the young ‘uns…
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Susan. I’ll be interested to know if there is something over there as well. Authors already do a great job through sharing their thoughts and observations about the world around them.
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I wasn’t aware of this, Norah. Things don’t always make it to South Africa. Thanks for sharing.
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It’s a great contribution authors make, isn’t it, Robbie?
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Yes, we do and teachers like you and Jennie.
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Thank you, Robbie. I appreciate your support.
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A cause dear to my heart. So happy that authors are standing up for it.
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It is a great cause, Damyanti, and a wonderful way the authors are standing up for it.
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An important cause. I’ve been quite active myself about this issue. ❤
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You have. Good on you, Debby. ❤
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Thanks Norah ❤
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