In this episode, we speak with author and educator Melissa Hart. We talk about her new book, Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens. She discusses her inspiration for writing the book, role of bibliotherapy, book recommendations, librarians as great resources for children's books and role of diverse literature to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance.

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