AnshaKotyk Welcome to #mglitchat, this week, Multicultural Middle Grade! -9:00 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz I can't stay long for #MGlitchat. Must take one of my boys to the library to get a book for school tomorrow. #lastminuteplans #MGlitchat -9:00 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @elissacruz glad you're here! #lastminuteplans #MGlitchat -9:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti I'm excited about tonight's topic! Welcome, all. #MGlitchat -9:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @rachelgrinti I'm excited to add books to my to-read list #MGlitchat -9:02 PM Mar 1st, 2012
coachhays64 @elissacruz Tell him he'd better pick a good one! #mglitchat -9:03 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Goodreads and library lists open and ready. Let 'er rip! #mglitchat -9:03 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KDuBayGillis RT @AnshaKotyk: Welcome to #mglitchat, this week, Multicultural Middle Grade! -9:03 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk So what are some favorite books with a multicultural theme? #mglitchat -9:03 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KarenninaPosa looking forward to tonight's chat about multicultural MG books #mglitchat -9:04 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz @coachhays64 He will. I will make him. #ha It must be historical fiction, though, or I'd ask all y'all for recs tonight! ;) #MGlitchat -9:04 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Okay, let'r rip! #Mglitchat -9:04 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Can we first define "multicultural"? #Mglitchat -9:04 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ShelbyRBach Sliding in late to #mglitchat... Hello, all! -9:04 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk I suppose definition is in order, but I propose that everyone's background is different so the def would be different per reader. #mglitchat -9:05 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Hope this includes historical fiction and biography. #mglitchat -9:06 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Here's a place to start http://t.co/yiVEggsz #Mglitchat -9:06 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @PBWorkshop I think we should include all genre of multicultural fiction #mglitchat -9:06 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Jenn_Rush @ShelbyRBach Me too! #MGLitChat -9:06 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti Absolutely. RT @PBWorkshop: Hope this includes historical fiction and biography. #mglitchat -9:06 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk Mitali Perkins Secret Keeper is one of my favorites #mglitchat -9:07 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ShelbyRBach @Jenn_Rush *waves* :-) #mglitchat -9:08 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk reading about a different culture and different expectations for the protagonist as a child. #mglitchat -9:08 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Possibke defs: (1) interaction and communication between different cultures. (2) diversity and cultural uniqueness. #Mglitchat -9:08 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf That said, a book that takes place soley in one culture is NOT multicultural. #Mglitchat -9:10 PM Mar 1st, 2012
christinesarmel Arriving late to #mglitchat Hi *waves* -9:10 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop I'm a huge fan of all the Jane Addams Award winners: http://t.co/Szu1fBnx They never fail to hit me in the heart (or gut). #mglitchat -9:10 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz Here's a long list of multicultural titles I've been meaning to get through (also, read the comments): http://t.co/LVaYQUbk #MGlitchat -9:11 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @AniProf So a book like Jefferson's Sons- POV entirely Sally's family, but interacting with Jefferson's? Is that multi-cult? #mglitchat -9:12 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz (FYI, that list was put together a year ago, so I know there are newer titles that should be added.) #MGlitchat -9:12 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti One Crazy Summer is great. Peeking at the list, I've been meaning to read Heart of a Samurai. #MGlitchat -9:13 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @elissacruz Thanks for the list Elissa, I'll definitely check them out! #MGlitchat -9:13 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Hey, I'm not supporting any one view ... I got the defs from Wikipedia. #Mglitchat -9:14 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz @AnshaKotyk Thank Sheela Chari, she put the list together! I'm just smooching off her hard work. ;) #MGlitchat -9:14 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf I think that any one book that exposes a reader to a different culture aids multiculturusm. #Mglitchat -9:15 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Inside Out and Back Again was an ALA award winner this year- I read it immediately after and was blown away. #mglitchat -9:15 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz @elissacruz Er, I mean mooching. #grrtypos #MGlitchat -9:15 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk I definitely agree. RT @AniProf: I think that any one book that exposes a reader to a different culture aids multiculturusm. #Mglitchat -9:15 PM Mar 1st, 2012
jsmlina @rachelgrinti Agreed! I loved One Crazy Summer. #MGlitchat -9:15 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf A single text that contrasts cultures is, itself, multicultural. #Mglitchat -9:15 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @PBWorkshop I've heard similar reviews, I'll have to add that to the list! :) #mglitchat -9:16 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti @PBWorkshop That was a lovely book. I'm not usually drawn to verse. Really liked it. Powerful in few words. #MGlitchat -9:16 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf BTW, for SciFi, the term multicultural takes on a whole new meaning. #Mglitchat -9:17 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop PB "These Hands" is a SCBWI Golden Kite Honor book. Offers a look at recent history from an unexpected perspective- Wonder Bread. #mglitchat -9:17 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk bwhahaha. That's why I LOVE SF RT @AniProf: BTW, for SciFi, the term multicultural takes on a whole new meaning. #Mglitchat -9:17 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA Here's a nice discussion of the term by @stacylwhitman http://t.co/Gobr394K #mglitchat -9:18 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop I agree entirely. RT @AniProf: I think that any one book that exposes a reader to a different culture aids multiculturusm. #mglitchat -9:18 PM Mar 1st, 2012
elissacruz @AniProf I thought it was interesting to see the multicultural Sci-Fi titles Tu Books is putting out. #MGlitchat -9:18 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LaurelSnyder What's the topic? Multiculturalism? #mglitchat -9:19 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA I think it's easier to introduce multiple cultures in an invented world like SF. #mglitchat -9:20 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf @elissacruz I seriously hope that Tu Books succeeds. #Mglitchat -9:20 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @elissacruz Not to thread-jack but I think Sci-fi is one of the seamless ways to introduce multi- cultures to readers. #MGlitchat -9:20 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @karensandlerYA *giggle* we think alike, and you type faster. :) #mglitchat -9:20 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop I'm also a believer that vicarious (empathic) reading experiences can take folks from isolated communities into the world. #mglitchat -9:21 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @AniProf Heh. I certainly do too. The sales have actually been quite good. #mglitchat -9:21 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Dumb question: How many if you have spent a considerable amount of time in another culture/country? #Mglitchat -9:21 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti @karensandlerYA Could you elaborate on that? Do you mean using invented cultures or real ones transplanted into space? #MGlitchat -9:21 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop I agree-much less threatening.RT @karensandlerYA: I think its easier to introduce multiple cultures in an invented world like SF. #mglitchat -9:21 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf I think you would have to define "significant time" #Mglitchat -9:21 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf I was an anthropology major, but that isn't the same as time spent somewhere other than "home" #Mglitchat -9:22 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Agreed! RT @AnshaKotyk Not to thread-jack but I think Sci-fi is one of the seamless ways to introduce multi- cultures to readers. #Mglitchat -9:22 PM Mar 1st, 2012
maleslie11 Multicultural MG is a must. That is about the age kids begin to notice the cultural differences. Learning through fiction! #MGlitchat -9:23 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @PBWorkshop Maybe not less threatening so much as allowing for some emotional distance? same same. :) #mglitchat -9:23 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @rachelgrinti I'm talking about actual cultures. If we're in an invented future, readers might accept multi-cult more readily. #mglitchat -9:23 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf significant time = at least a month #Mglitchat -9:23 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA If you read SF, you're already looking for a world different than your own. That different "world" can be an unfamiliar culture. #mglitchat -9:24 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf I can raise my hand then. I spent 2 months on an exchange in Moscow and later 2 mo. in Volgagrad. #Mglitchat -9:24 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Hi! dropping in to #mglitchat -9:25 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Que: Can SF act as a gateway to more realistic multicultural fare? #Mglitchat -9:25 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf I've also visited a number of countries. But I wouldn't think this qualifies me to write multicultural fiction... #Mglitchat -9:25 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf I spent three summers in Germany, teaching. #Mglitchat -9:25 PM Mar 1st, 2012
coachhays64 @karensandlerYA Yes, I agree. SF allows you to redraw the borders of reality. #mglitchat -9:26 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston That's why I love writing it. RT @coachhays64: @karensandlerYA Yes, I agree. SF allows you to redraw the borders of reality. #mglitchat -9:26 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Getting back to titles: Mighty Miss Malone- what a gal! #mglitchat -9:26 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @LM_Preston Welcome! We're chatting about multicultural middle grade fiction! #mglitchat -9:26 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @AniProf I think it could. An SF story based on an unfamiliar culture might intrigue the reader into learning more. #mglitchat -9:27 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti I don't know there's an intrinsic resistance to reading about other cultures, though. A good story is a good story, SF or no. #MGlitchat -9:28 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Allen Say's autobiography: Drawing from Memory is an exploration of inner and outer worlds- Japanese culture and family dynamic #mglitchat -9:28 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk SF is a nice avenue to multicultural fiction but do MG readers need that in order to read outside their comfort zone? #mglitchat -9:28 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Awesome because that's what I write :-D RT @AnshaKotyk: Welcome! We're chatting about multicultural middle grade fiction! #mglitchat -9:28 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf How about "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer? #Mglitchat -9:28 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti A kid who loves SF will read it. A kid who loves horses will read a good horse story, whether set in another country or no, etc. #MGlitchat -9:28 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston RT @rachelgrinti: A kid who loves SF will read it. A kid who loves horses will read a good horse story. #MGlitchat -9:29 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk YES..RT @rachelgrinti: I don't know there's an intrinsic resistance to reading about other cultures A good story is a good story #MGlitchat -9:29 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LaurelSnyder I'd like to know if people think of non-Christians faiths as multicultural? #mglitchat -9:29 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @PBWorkshop I love books that show family dynamics. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston I know at BEA last year many librarians mentioned needing to have muli-cultural books with different cultures on covers #mglitchat -9:30 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @LaurelSnyder Ooh, interesting question. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @AnshaKotyk I have this hope that multiculturalism is a non-issue to kids. That they don't think of their MC friends as MC #mglitchat -9:30 PM Mar 1st, 2012
coachhays64 @PBWorkshop That is how a kid from the middle of Kansas can experience life in NYC or overseas. Multi-culture within a culture. #mglitchat -9:30 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston No I don't think so. RT @LaurelSnyder: I'd like to know if people think of non-Christians faiths as multicultural? #mglitchat -9:31 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston I also know my kids love reading about other places, countries and kids their age - struggles #mglitchat -9:31 PM Mar 1st, 2012
jsmlina I think Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson is a great example of multicultural MG. Explores diversity in many different ways. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @LaurelSnyder Non-Christian could be multi-cultural. Only because there could be a cultural aspect along with the religion. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @LaurelSnyder multi-religious themes or non-christian are really eye-openers compared to political rants today. Even atheist. #mglitchat -9:32 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf I think MC is a good thing, but I worry the term, and concept, can be overused ... Think burnout. #Mglitchat -9:33 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LaurelSnyder @LM_Preston I ask because my Jewish pbs get shelved that way. Which I guess I understand... #mglitchat -9:33 PM Mar 1st, 2012
booksandbytes @AnshaKotyk and Rickshaw Girl is wonderful too. We're using it for a schoolwide read in April. @@MitaliPerkins #mglitchat -9:33 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Deborahkops I do b/c Christianity is dominant religion MT @Laurel Snyder Do people think of non-Christians faiths as multicultural? #mglitchat -9:33 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @LaurelSnyder I wonder about those bks with Muslims . BIL and nephews are Muslim. #mglitchat -9:33 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @LM_Preston I think kids want to know that other kids in other parts of the world have some of the same problems as them. #mglitchat -9:33 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Nikki Grimes's new PLANET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a fantastic read- from any cultural perspective. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Mar 1st, 2012
jsmlina @AniProf Agreed. & I also think it has to be honest to the story, and not seem forced. Aka no token characters & etc. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston I've only seen it for Jewish RT @LaurelSnyder: I ask because my Jewish pbs get shelved that way. Which I guess I understand... #mglitchat -9:34 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @LaurelSnyder If a character just happens to be Jewish, but the story doesn't revolve around that, not multicultural. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston True! RT @karensandlerYA kids want to know that other kids in other parts of the world have some of the same problems as them. #mglitchat -9:34 PM Mar 1st, 2012
booksandbytes @PBWorkshop I loved Inside Out and Back Again as well. I'm a big fan of free verse and it is a perfect fit. #mglitchat -9:35 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti The 4-6 grade book club at work read Extra Credit & the kids all really liked it. About pen pals, 1 from US, 1 from Afghanistan. #MGlitchat -9:35 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Agreed RT @karensandlerYA: If a character just happens to be Jewish, but the story doesnt revolve around that, not multicultural. #Mglitchat -9:36 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea One good thing about my childhood is being exposed to different faiths. #mglitchat -9:36 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @LM_Preston What about Bestest. Ramadan. Ever? Shelved MC? #mglitchat -9:36 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @booksandbytes Rickshaw Girl is one of the Jane Addams winners from the past- really diverse titles, great quality. #mglitchat -9:36 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti @karensandlerYA Though the "just happens to be ___" is just as important. #MGlitchat -9:37 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @rachelgrinti I would have loved that as a kid. Pen pals are a direct personal connection to another culutre. awesome. #MGlitchat -9:37 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea When I was a bilingual teacher I was sick of all the bks with just Anglo mcs. Yes, there's more Latino mcs but need more. #mglitchat -9:37 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea Also were are the bks with Asian mcs? #mglitchat -9:38 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk I agree wholeheartedly with this: RT @rachelgrinti: @karensandlerYA Though the "just happens to be ___" is just as important. #MGlitchat -9:38 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston I'll have to check next time I go to BooksAMillion RT @karensandlerYA What about Bestest. Ramadan. Ever? Shelved MC? #mglitchat -9:38 PM Mar 1st, 2012
jsmlina Does GLBTQ lit. have a space in MG? Or even books that deal with gender stereotypes? Does that count as multicultural? #mglitchat -9:38 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea I'm so excited about publishers like Tu Books that do have more diversity. #mglitchat -9:38 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LaurelSnyder @PBWorkshop #mglitchat Not a ton of atheist kidlit out there... -9:39 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ClaireCaterer RT @ixtumea: Also were are the bks with Asian mcs? | Very few of those. My Asian niece is such a big reader, it upsets me #mglitchat -9:39 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Dfg Hi all, I am sort busy playing a game but I will be reading the tweets. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Mar 1st, 2012
jsmlina @ixtumea I agree--had the same experience. #mglitchat -9:39 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Does "different lifestyles" equate to multicultural? #Mglitchat -9:39 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @rachelgrinti Sure, just like whatever other aspects happen to make up the char. But still if the story isn't about the faith... #mglitchat -9:39 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @jsmlina Space for GLBTQ lit, yes, labeling it MC? *shrugs* #mglitchat -9:40 PM Mar 1st, 2012
booksandbytes @PBWorkshop My school has a a project where we're reading globally diverse lit schoolwide to open doors to new cultures & ideas. #mglitchat -9:40 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Asian- a Place Where Sunflowers Grow is worth a look. #mglitchat -9:40 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston So does my kids school RT @booksandbytes: @PBWorkshop My school has a a project where we're reading globally diverse lit . #mglitchat -9:40 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA My main concern about MC lit is that I want to see it read both within and outside the culture the book is about. #mglitchat -9:41 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ClaireCaterer I'd like to include more multicultural chars in my writing, but don't feel I have the authority--just a vanilla Midwesterner. #mglitchat -9:41 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Deborahkops @LaurelSnyder @PBWorkshop Just read Meg Rosoff's There Is No Dog, YA, really, and I'd say atheistic. #mglitchat -9:42 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston @ClaireCaterer Get out and meet some :-D #mglitchat -9:42 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea The reason I want to see more diversity in children's lit? For one thing, Latinos are the fastest growing population but...#mglitchat -9:42 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ClaireCaterer I'm part of a multicultural family, and I still don't feel like I can write MC... #mglitchat -9:42 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KristineAsselin Coming in late. #mglitchat -9:42 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @KristineAsselin Hey hon! #mglitchat -9:42 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea It's not shown in most lit/TV/movies. I'm Latina and sorry, but I do think diversity should be shown. #mglitchat -9:43 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Do you need to be from the culture you're writing about? #Mglitchat -9:43 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @booksandbytes Love that- so necessary. We have a global world and very parochial US communities. (IMHO, w/ limited world exper) #mglitchat -9:43 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KristineAsselin I loved that the MC in Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu was from India, but it wasn't the focal point of the story. #mglitchat -9:43 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @ClaireCaterer Do a Google search for Stacy Whitman. She's got some great blog posts about writing multiculturally. #mglitchat -9:43 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf No, but you do need to have the knowledge and understanding of the culture you're writing about. #Mglitchat -9:44 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston No, just like an actor you research and get into character RT @AniProf: Do you need to be from the culture you're writing about? #Mglitchat -9:44 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ClaireCaterer @AnshaKotyk Yes, me too. And was a teacher's aide in an ESL class. But still ... #mglitchat -9:44 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @AniProf I don't think so but then again their our the purists who don't accept it unless your 100% which is kind of silly. #mglitchat -9:44 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea Considering most are multiracial. #mglitchat -9:44 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KarenninaPosa Good question RT @AniProf: Do you need to be from the culture youre writing about? #mglitchat -9:45 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @stacylwhitman's blog: http://t.co/KodIzM9Z #mglitchat -9:45 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea I had one Chicano Studies class at CSUF and had some get angry at me for saying I had Latino roots since I was 'white.' #mglitchat -9:45 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Me, too! RT @KristineAsselin: I loved: MC in Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu was from India, but it wasnt the focal point of the story. #mglitchat -9:45 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ClaireCaterer I think as writers maybe it's our responsibility to try to write outside our box, ya know? #mglitchat -9:45 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea But it's like my grad advisor told me, there's no such thing as pure unless you're Native American. Yes, I have that too. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf I ask because as a professional storyteller, it's a big thing when you tell tales from a culture other than your own. #Mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
coachhays64 @ixtumea Do you think Latinos sometimes get "typecast" in kidlit? Too great and diverse of a culture to be limited. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @AniProf I don't think you do, but I think you need to have respect for and a real interest in the culture outside your own. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @coachhays64 It depends on the bk. I hate bks that show just the Cholos/gangbanger/druggies. I love bks like.. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KristineAsselin So is Breadcrumbs considered MC? Haven't read it yet, but will. #mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ClaireCaterer RT @AnshaKotyk: @ClaireCaterer I think as writers maybe its our responsibility to try to write outside our box, ya know? | Yes! #mglitchat -9:46 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea UNDER THE MESQUITE that show a loving father who'll do anything for his father. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @coachhays64 "Latino" is a pretty broad spectrum. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop I'm writing a PB with Latino character names but that really doesn't play into story- just trying to encourage multi-c. illos. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti @AnshaKotyk I would be bored if I only wrote about people like me. So much out there! I keep respect in mind & write. #MGlitchat -9:47 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea Oops, will do anything for his family. Most work more than 2 jobs to help families to have a better life. #mglitchat -9:47 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KristineAsselin How about diversity in gender, socioeconomic, sexual preference, etc. not just racial? #mglitchat -9:47 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KristineAsselin .@KarenninaPosa Breadcrumbs is definitely Middle Grade. #mglitchat -9:48 PM Mar 1st, 2012
christinesarmel @PBWorkshop Character names are one of the places where kid lit seems soooo much less diverse than my real classroom #mglitchat -9:48 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Ditto RT @KristineAsselin: How about diversity in gender, socioeconomic, sexual preference, etc. not just racial? #Mglitchat -9:48 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston My MG series has Asian, African American, Caucasian and Hispanic characters #mglitchat I love diversity and main POV is male & its scifi -9:48 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea The reason why I write bks with Latino characters is 1) It's my own culture 2) feel very strongly about it 3) know it needs #mglitchat -9:48 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA The problem with feeling you can't write outside your culture is that it can be an excuse to only write white. #mglitchat -9:49 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea to be out there. Bks that show loving families/college bound mcs/ are a big plus. #mglitchat -9:49 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Dfg @LM_Preston #mglitchat How about Arabs? -9:49 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Yep RT @karensandlerYA: Problem with feeling you can't write outside your culture is that it can be an excuse to only write white #mglitchat -9:49 PM Mar 1st, 2012
jsmlina @KristineAsselin I was wondering about this, too. Some of the most powerful books (IMO) deal with lots of types of diversity. #mglitchat -9:49 PM Mar 1st, 2012
word_working I have a multi-racial family in my ms; that fact doesn't drive the story/plot, but it adds to its texture. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KarenninaPosa @KristineAsselin ooops, I meant is it multi-cultural, if India wasn't a focal point of the story? #mglitchat -9:50 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @LM_Preston It seems much more natural to me to have diverse characters in my books. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @booksandbytes Yes, that's what Andrew Karre told me. More stories will come out with strong Latino mcs/stories. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Sorry nope RT @Dfg: #mglitchat How about Arabs? -9:50 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @ixtumea Mesquite is the title I was trying to remember- I agree- powerful family dynamic. #mglitchat -9:50 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Do you live in diverse area? RT @karensandlerYA: It seems much more natural to me to have diverse characters in my books. #mglitchat -9:51 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea Also I was so SICK of reading fantasies that were based in a English/Celtic world. I'm like, what about my culture? #mglitchat -9:51 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @Dfg "Arab" seems pretty broad too, since that ethnicity stretches across a lot of countries #mglitchat -9:51 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Irish? Scots? French? Greeks? #Mglitchat -9:51 PM Mar 1st, 2012
KristineAsselin .@KarenninaPosa I think so, she was adopted & had some identity issues, but it's basically a retelling of the Snow Queen. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @ixtumea I feel the same way about fantasy being pred. celtic, I'd love to see more eastern European lore. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston I have 1 Irish character in one of my books :-D I love their dialogue RT @AniProf: Irish? Scots? French? Greeks? #Mglitchat -9:52 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Homeboyz(YA) gets boys to read/but feeds stereotypes.@coachhays64I hate bks that show just the Cholos/gangbanger/druggies. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea BIL is an Egytian national who's also Muslim. There's a big diversity there too. #mglitchat -9:52 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Australian Aborigines? #Mglitchat -9:53 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @PBWorkshop It's a fine line. I think readers will know if you just write to the cliche/stereotype and be angry. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop Working on a Norwegian Hist. Fict.now. Most is WWII is from middle Europe. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Mar 1st, 2012
yaytime @ixtumea I'd love to see more high fantasy with non-white characters. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @LM_Preston Not so much now (although it's getting more diverse), but I lived in L.A. for 40 years. Muy diversa. #mglitchat -9:53 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @PBWorkshop Norwgian Hist. Fic, awesome! :) #mglitchat -9:54 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Yes! RT @yaytime: @ixtumea Id love to see more high fantasy with non-white characters. #Mglitchat -9:54 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Say no more that area's very diverse RT @karensandlerYA: L.A. for 40 years. Muy diversa. #mglitchat -9:55 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA MC books don't have to be "issue" books w/ stereotypical (for the culture) problems for the characters. They can just have a life #mglitchat -9:55 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @cindypon fantasies are a great example of worlds that aren't the usual Anglo world. Loved them. #mglitchat -9:55 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop For Asian insights, The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China, Ed Young's intensely illustrated autobiography. #mglitchat -9:55 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea Of course I love all of Gary Soto's books too. They were favorites of my first graders. #mglitchat -9:55 PM Mar 1st, 2012
coachhays64 @karensandlerYA Very true. Multiple cultures within a culture. #mglitchat -9:56 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @AnshaKotyk Would you like to be a beta reader when done? (Norsk HF) #mglitchat -9:56 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti @yaytime I would as well, so I've been writing some. I love fantasy, and I love exploring a wide range of places and people. #MGlitchat -9:56 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Dfg @karensandlerYA #mglitchat Well, about Pakistan then. -9:56 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @AnshaKotyk Check out Vodnik, coming from Tu Books. Roma/Slovakia #mglitchat -9:56 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea I just remember how as a bilingual teacher my culture was often overlooked and didn't get the 'pretty' new bks. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @karensandlerYA fascinating, thanks! #mglitchat -9:57 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea I had to get books from Mexico. Thank goodness it's not that bad anymore. #mglitchat -9:57 PM Mar 1st, 2012
rachelgrinti @ixtumea Yes, @cindypon is awesome! #MGlitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ClaireCaterer I loved how Harry Potter had kids of Indian descent, black kids, etc. #mglitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea And I taught in a LA county public school district. #mglitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @Dfg A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park is based in Sudan. #mglitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
yaytime I think it's fascinating when readers project favorite characters as white, even when the author describes them as not being so! #mglitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @Dfg Pakistan would certainly be a cool culture to see written about. The book I'm reading now has a Pakistani char (Wolf Mark). #mglitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @Dfg Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan is written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter #mglitchat -9:58 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston Bless you. Teaching is challenging. RT @ixtumea: And I taught in a LA county public school district. #mglitchat -9:59 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Ooh, what a cover! RT @karensandlerYA: @AnshaKotyk Check out Vodnik, coming from Tu Books. Roma/Slovakia #Mglitchat -9:59 PM Mar 1st, 2012
LM_Preston I ditto that! RT @AniProf: Ooh, what a cover! @karensandlerYA: @AnshaKotyk Check out Vodnik, coming from Tu Books. Roma/Slovakia #Mglitchat -10:00 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @Dfg Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea (1/22/2009)by Greg Mortenson #mglitchat -10:00 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @Dfg Are you working on an MG with Pakistani characters? #mglitchat -10:00 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @PBWorkshop Didn't they find that the author of Three Cups of Tea didn't really write it? #mglitchat -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @AniProf Yeah, isn't that great? I'm really looking forward to Vodnik (and Cat Girl's Day Off). #mglitchat -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @Dfg Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad, a Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press #mglitchat -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
Dfg @karensandlerYA #mglitchat Not really :) -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AniProf Gotta run. Ciao! #Mglitchat -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk @AniProf Thanks for coming tonight! #Mglitchat -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @Dfg The Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter is set in Palestine. #mglitchat -10:01 PM Mar 1st, 2012
karensandlerYA @ixtumea He wrote it, but he, ahem, embroidered the story. #mglitchat -10:02 PM Mar 1st, 2012
ixtumea @karensandlerYA But it was supposed to be non-fiction, right? #mglitchat -10:02 PM Mar 1st, 2012
AnshaKotyk I want to thank everyone for a wonderful chat tonight. We'll have the transcript up shortly! #mglitchat -10:02 PM Mar 1st, 2012
PBWorkshop @ixtumea He did write it, but took some "memoir" liberties with it. this title is the children's version- really wonderful. #mglitchat -10:02 PM Mar 1st, 2012
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