Mariah Finds A Way
Mariah Finds A Way
by Marc, Darrin, and Makayla of Reach Incorporated
Story: Mariah really wants to take over her parents’ fruit shop one day, but they don’t think she can do it. Why? Because she’s blind. When her parents leave on vacation, Mariah gets her hands on the keys to the store. With the help of her parrot sidekick, Blue, Mariah must find a way to get the job done.
Story Behind the Story: Inspired by the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign, which promotes diversity not only of race but of religion, orientation, culture, and ability, these teen authors chose to tell an empowering story about a protagonist who was blind.
ISBN: 978-0692300824
Age: 4-9
Lexile: 600L
Page Count: 36
Published: Fall 2014
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Meet the Authors
As reading tutors to elementary-aged students, the teens of Reach noticed that few children's books reflected their lived experience as youth of color. So they decided to take action and write their own. Now these D.C. teens are diversifying children's literature, one smart-fun-real-brave-bold story at a time.
Darrin is a creative young man who co-authored Mariah Finds a Way and Flutterbugs. He attended Eastern Senior High when he authored his books. He is interested in computer science and art.