As a minority in the real world (and well in the reading
world too), this topic is right up my alley. I actually did my
TTT ondiversity. It was a freebie topic and I chose Diversity. It featured any books that
feature books LGBTQ characters, characters that are of different ethnicities,
and characters that feature a disability.
Some of the LGBTQ books I picked were
Two Boys Kissing by
David Levithan and
Great by Sara Benincasa! Two Boys Kissing featured really cute YA book spine poem while Great
features an old classic told with a few different details changed around.
As for disabilities, I've only ever read one (that I
remember) that features a character with one. It was
What I Thought Was True by
Huntley Fitzpatrick. It really hit home because my sister has a similar
disability to Emory. It doesn't have a name and it hasn't been diagnosed.
The biggest impact these stories had was the fact that I
related so much to them. As a straight African American female I’m not 100% like them, but I’m still in
the minority and can understand where a lot of those characters are coming
from. I learned a lot about their different cultures and why they do some of the things they do. That's always the best part. Finding out what makes each person different.
Also, there aren't many books that I've read about people like me, but I'm looking for them. If you have any recs let me know. I have one in mind that I plan to read soon! It is
Pointe by Brandy Colbert! Leave me more to make my TBR pile grow ever more!