The Girl Who Collected A Thousand Books
What if you never saw yourself in a story?
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The story
Marley Dias was 11 in the USA in 2015 and tired of school books about boys and their dogs. She launched a drive to gather a thousand books starring black girls, blew past her goal, and changed what her classmates got to read.
What you'll learn
- Stories help kids feel seen and understood.
- Marley's campaign collected far more than the thousand books she planned.
- Asking for what is missing can change a whole library.
- Kid takeaway: when something is missing, you are allowed to ask for it out loud.
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