A reader writes:
The bestselling children’s book and the overall top seller on Amazon right now is The House of Hades by Rick Riordan. There is a male character in the story who is forced to admit he has … a same-sex crush. When someone else finds out the secret, he is completely sympathetic and understanding. He even says, “I’ve seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.”
That’s nice to see in a kids’ book series that has sold over 20 million copies.
Blogger Nevillegirl calls herself “one impressed fan”:
That is why we need LGBTQ+ representation in books – not just YA, but middle-grade and children’s books as well. We need these books earlier rather than later because there’s no set age one has to be before one realizes that one is different.
The Dish 