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Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

  • Written by Emily Midkiff, Instructor of Children's Literature, University of North Dakota
Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the futureChildren of color are hardly ever central characters in sci-fi books for kids.SDI Productions via Getty Images

While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books for a graduate class on fantasy literature, I noticed there were hardly any science fiction books for readers under 12. This discovery prompted me to spend the...

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