Combating Hate with a Young Adult Novel

Killian MacDonald, SOC/BA '17
Those books shaped my life…This really has been a passion project for me.
Killian MacDonald's forthcoming novel uses young adult literature as a platform for social change. While her narrative follows the same arcs of heroism, romance, and adventure that appear throughout the genre, her accompanying strategic plan-written for her interdisciplinary honors capstone-uses her communication skills to teach teens about Islamophobia and inspires them to stand up for each other and be activists in their own right.
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