Lincoln bookstore hosts Q&A for children's book featuring protagonist with blind parents
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Hayden Hudson
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Summary
A pair of authors, Diane Debrovner and Stacy Cervenka, showcased their new children's book "Roxie in Color" at Sower Books in Lincoln, Nebraska. The novel, aimed at 8-to-12-year-olds, follows Roxie, a seventh grader with two blind parents. The authors held a Q&A and reading session, with Cervenka sharing her personal experience as a blind mother to sighted children. The book aims to help children from diverse families feel represented and seen.
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"Roxie in Color" is a novel aimed at 8-to-12-year-olds about Roxie, a seventh grader with two blind parents.
Cervenka also shared her journey as a blind mom with children who are sighted.
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