An interesting examination of how Young Adult books with white protagonists tend to have … white protagonists on the cover. Whereas YA books with non-white protagonists tend to have silhouettes … backlit or obscured faces … or white protagonists on the cover.
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It Matters If You’re Black or White: The Racism of YA Book Covers | The Hub
Most of the time, I love young adult literature and am proud to be a YA librarian. But there’s usually a moment once a month when I feel sick, tired, and embarrassed to be working with YA books for a …
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What I usually see is a "white" person with just darker skin…but not significantly darker, more like they spent their vaca in the Bahamas.