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Overland Park's L.L. McKinney Brings Diversity To Children's Books With Debut Novel.

The author, L.L. McKinney
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
The author, L.L. McKinney

"A Blade So Black," a new young adult novel, is a modern twist on the children's classic, "Alice in Wonderland." This Alice faces the challenges of growing up a black teen in urban Atlanta while also fighting the nightmares in Wonderland. Author L. L. McKinney spoke with us about the novel and how she wrote the female protagonist so her niece could read books with characters that look like her. 

L.L. McKinney will discuss her book "A Blade So Black," 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri 64111. For more information visit LLMcKinney.com.

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Emily Reid