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This thread came to mind while I was flipping through the new book recommendation publication from my local library. BTW I don't particularly care, my reading over the last year has and more male protagonists then female but not by an overwhelming number.
As I was looking through the children's books I noticed fewer and fewer books with male protagonists until there were 2 out of 16 for grades 5-6. I then flipped to the teen section and started counting ... 33 books with female protagonists vs 12 with male protagonists. Many of these books are school drama, small scale fantasy (local effects only) and/or dystopias. As the parent of an preteen boy who prefers myth, humor and exploration- I'm feeling a bit disheartened. Not too much as Heritage History has provided us with plenty of PD myth and exploration books for his kobo and good humor isn't that hard to find but still..
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