TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dahlen,Sarah Park
AU  - Naidoo,Jamie Campbell
TI  - Diversity in youth literature: opening doors through reading 
SN  - 0838911439 (alk. paper)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - American Library Association
KW  - Children's literature, American
KW  - Minority authors
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Cultural pluralism in literature
KW  - Minorities in literature
KW  - Multicultural education
KW  - United States
KW  - Multiculturalism in literature
KW  - Young adult literature, American
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Voices of experience : promoting acceptance of other cultures / Carol Doll and Kasey Garrison -- Opening doors to understanding : developing cultural competence through youth literature / Eliza Dresang -- African American children's literature : liminal terrains and strategies for selfhood / Ebony Elizabeth Thomas -- Promising portals and safe passages : a review of pre-K-12 Latino/a-themed literature / Ruth Quiroa -- Beyond sari, Hindu monkey god, and Divaali : a critical analysis of South Asian cultures and childhood represented in picture books / Eun Hye Son and Yoo Kyung Sung -- That's so Chamorro : representations of culture in Chamorro realistic fiction / Monique Storie -- Growing mixed/up : multiracial identity in children's and young adult literature / Amina Chaudhri -- The door has never opened for us : the Roma in recent children's fiction for grades 4-6 / Brian W. Sturm and Meghan Gaherty -- Building a core collection : the Muslim experience in English language children's books, September 2001-September 2011 / Anna Nielsen -- Holding out hope : homelessness in children's and young adult literature / Kim Becnel -- How to evaluate children's and young adult books about transracial and transnational Asian adoption / Sarah Park -- Representation in queer children's books : who's in and who's out / Jamie Campbell Naidoo -- Rediscovering Filipino children's literature : Lola Basyang and me / Danilo M. Baylen
N2  - When planning services, collections, and programs for children and teens from diverse populations, many librarians and teachers fail to fully embrace the fully spectrum of diversity within the United States as well as the scope of considerations for developing inclusive library and classroom practices. These essays help you understand that your offerings should represent all of the cultural expressions that are often overlooked
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