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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having volunteered at these in the past. Kids regardless of race or ethnicity want to buy
1. toys and trinkets that parents don't want them wasting money on
2. books with popular characters from cartoons/tv/movie/youtube/tiktok are the focus
3. non fiction books with really good pictures and fun facts

And then the rest

so no kids aren't going there searching out books with diverse characters. They would much rather buy a sparkly pen or similar trinket. Now sure they might buy a book if an adult tells them to but it's not like the overwhelming majority of kids are going to seek out some serious books. [/quote]

At our school many parents go to the fair with their kids and help pick books. [/quote]

Our school puts a sheet over the display of trinkets and posters and only lets kids buy books during class time. The junk is only available on the family shopping nights - and we still raise tons of money. And we sell a lot of Spanish language books. [/quote]

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