![]() “When I sat down to create Tiffany, I really wanted her to be the anti-stereotype, because so often when we write Black characters there seems to be like a go-to that seems to be a stereotypical character,” Davis explained. When I watched TV, when I read books, I didn’t see me represented as something beautiful.”Ĭentering around themes of family, mental health and death, “Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now” is presented with an uplifting tone and uniquely appealing voice. “In my entire childhood, I never saw a Black girl on the cover of a fiction novel that I was reading,” Davis recalled. ![]() While helping young teens of color realize, ‘I matter, too.’” ![]() ![]() It also reflects the author’s strong desire to write a book with diverse characters. “Tiffany Sly’s” story is based on Davis’ real struggle with anxiety disorder in the wake of trauma, after she discovered that her daughter was born with autism. ![]()
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