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DENVER — Across Denver, dozens of Little Free Library stands make books available to communities that otherwise wouldn’t have access. A new location in the Westwood neighborhood, outside of the Denver Indian Center , is now offering a selection of books as diverse as the kids who will read them.
The books will include We Are Water Protectors, Firekeeper’s Daughter and Rez Ball, written by Byron Graves, who grew up on an Indian reservation and now lives in Denver.“When I was in high school, and they were getting me to try to understand Shakespeare, it made me not like reading,” Graves said. “It's really important to show kids that the books that represent them are out there.”"One of the best writing tips you'll ever get is write what you know,” he said.
It’s an excitement he harnessed to draw young readers into his book. And by portraying his own experience, he hopes to show that Indigenous people are diverse and very much still present.
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