![]() ![]() There's a collective 'we' in that identity, because when one black person wins, we feel like we all win, because we know what we're fighting against." "I think the other part is being black and doing something to really show black people that they can be the heroes, that they can ride the giant lion, that they can have that epic adventure and love story. So it's really an honor to write for such a passionate and engaged group. "When you're writing for young adults, they take this seriously, and the stories they love, they will defend those stories. On what the book means to Adeyemi's readers and fans Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Adeyemi ( about the book, a bestseller that has been optioned for a film. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 4 years old.įirst-time author Tomi Adeyemi channeled her outrage over shootings of unarmed black men by police into her young adult fantasy novel " Children of Blood and Bone." "Children of Blood and Bone," by Tomi Adeyemi. ![]()
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