About this episode
The episode discusses Marley Dias, a young girl who recognized the lack of representation in the books she read and took action to address it.
Today we're talking about a girl who LOVED to read... but noticed that something was missing in the books that she read. Instead of thinking that something was wrong with HER, she decided that there was something wrong with the BOOKS AVAILABLE TO HER. Explore Marley's website .
People in this episode
Host: Paige
Guest: Marley Dias
Topics covered
- reading
- literature
- representation
- children's books
- empowerment
Keywords
- Marley Dias
- reading
- books
- representation
- children's literature
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