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Last fall, children’s author Shannon Hale

 published an op-ed in The Washington Post

 that triggered an uproar. After detailing story after story about what she hears on book tour, she concluded two things: that our culture assumes boys aren’t going to read a book that stars a girl. And that men’s stories are somehow universal, while women’s stories are only for girls.

But, she contends, it’s mostly the adults who feel that way.

What are we teaching boys when we discourage them from reading books about girls? And how can we do better? 

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Would the boys in your life willingly pick up a book like “The Princess in Black”? Wednesday on MPR News with Kerri Miller: Why boys should read books written by and starring girls, and how adults are getting in the way.

Stop discouraging boys from reading books about girls

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