The many pleasures of reading are a joy to those that enjoy losing yourself in a book and finding a window into another person’s life. As a school librarian, I also see the wisdom of using books to teach empathy to children and teens. Reading about a perspective that is outside of your everyday life encourages you to be curious, ask questions and seek information about this new world. Books build empathy, “the more effort we make trying to figure out a character’s intention

Young people deserve to see themselves in diverse literature, my favorite authors have visited my current school as part of the Diversity Gu