I found the following essays very interesting, especially in light of recent events in both the YA world and the (unfortunately) "real" world. They can serve as a kind of post-script to my May 31 posting:
1) "Why My Protags Aren't White," by Justine Larbalestier
2) "Straight Talk on Race: Challenging the Stereotypes in Kids' Books," by Mitali Perkins
- L'Editrice
P.S. I'm surprised to hear Larbalestier say that she doesn't always get final approval on her jackets. At Greenwillow we always had to have the author's okay. Sure, we may have sometimes tried hard to convince them to go with the jacket/title/edits we thought was best for the book, but in the end it is the author's book and he or she has the final say.
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