New Children's Book Focuses on Racial Differences and Acceptance
PEN ARGYL, PA (MMD Newswire) April 15, 2009 -- Her Name Was Beauty, a new book by behavioral specialist Deborah A. Williams, is the story about a young multiracial girl and her encounters with being teased by others as she goes to school for the first time.
Williams, the daughter of a biracial father, knows firsthand the complexity that comes with the blending of cultures and with dealing with people who are unable to acknowledge that it is okay to be different. In her book, Beauty finds that her peers at school do not want to sit next to the "dark girl" and even call her a "mutt." The author hopes that readers will see how this world has changed in regards to diversity. With so many children of all different ethnicities in foster care, detention and ready for adoption, Williams says, "children are the future whether we know it or not."
The author was inspired to write Her Name Was Beauty because of her involvement with the children she assists and how they struggle with acceptance and understanding that they do not need to choose one race over the other. Williams believes that people "should embrace how their cultural collectiveness may help others in understanding that we are all a part of the same tree of life."
Williams wrote Her Name Was Beauty as a fresh approach to understanding diversity and the challenges it brings children. For children and adults of all ages, especially for foster parents or parents of biracial and multiracial children, Her Name Was Beauty was written to make a difference in the life of a child. Williams intends for it to be as helpful as it is enlightening.
For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at dawilliams5722@yahoo.com. Her Name Was Beauty is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Deborah A. Williams holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree in psychology. Her career began in counseling the emotionally and mentally challenged. She is currently a behavior specialist and mobile therapist at a residential placement center. She lives with her husband in Pen Argyl, Pa. Williams considers her daughter, Asia, her inspiration and the light of her life. Asia, who helped Williams with the initial stages of the book, is currently a junior in college.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Deborah A. Williams
E-mail: dawilliams5722@yahoo.com
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