Sometimes it's frustrating...

After much reading and careful research, I found five books that I thought would be good choices for my final project. I might want to mention that I have decided to do this project on autism. When I was home in Brighton for the holiday weekend, I decided to check out these books from my local library. I was stunned when I was unable to find all but one. When I talked with the librarian, she informed me that this particular book was the only one they carried on my list. I could not believe that with the public becoming more aware of autism that this large library would only supply one book for children on the subject. In fact, I had one book by a well known author of literature for children dealing with disabilities, Laurie Lears, and they did not have even one of her many books. This one experience changed my entire views of diverse literature for children. Now more than ever, I am a strong advocate for incorporating this type of literature in the classroom. If the local libraries won't even carry books of this nature, then it should be our job as teachers to expose the students to other cultures.