Scholastic allows schools to 'opt out' of diverse titles at book fairs

The Scholastic Book Fair is a magical event for young readers, with pop-up displays filled with new and exciting titles giving students the chance to snag a book for keeps without even leaving school grounds.

But depending on a student's school, the event may not have every title due to a change in Scholastic's curation strategy — in particular, how it curates books discussing diversity.

The company has now begun offering books dealing with discussions of race or LGBTQ+ themes as part of an additional book fair collection called, "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice," which elementary schools can opt in or out of, or limit at their book fairs.

This catalog of 64 books includes biographies about Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, books about desegregation, disability-positive titles and more.