![]() ![]() While the number of middle grade novels featuring people of color is slowly rising, I find most of the titles fall into the genre of realistic fiction and historical fiction and it's great to see people of color in all genres. To this I want to add that I especially value this imprint's focus on the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Despite this, I have great appreciation for his Rick Riordan Presents imprint - for his willingness to lend his name to a series of books that he does not benefit from financially and his recognition that these are stories (and authors) from underrepresented cultures and backgrounds that need to be told. I am not a fan of Rick Riordan's style of writing, which I would categorize (somewhat unfairly and too briskly) as big on action and light on reflection. I have to confess, I was predisposed not to like it. I absolutely LOVE and cannot stop thinking about this beautiful, rich, warm, generous gift of a book Carlos Hernandez has written. ![]()
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