By Shantell E. Jamison
A 7-year-old girl has used her creativity to promote a positive self-image and the importance of reading.
Natalie McGriff, with the help of her mom Angie Nixon, wrote “The Adventures of Moxie Girl!” The book centers around Moxie, a Black girl who hates her hair. But after using some magical shampoo, her afro puffs develop super powers, which she uses to fight for literacy, saving public libraries from a pack of hungry monsters looking to gobble it up.
Nixon said she hoped the book would help her daughter feel better about herself.
Natalie’s comic book was among 530 entries at One Spark, a huge crowd-funding festival in Jacksonville, Florida. Attendees pay an entry fee then vote on how money should be dispersed to projects. Natalie’s comic won by three votes, claiming a prize of more than $16,000.
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