Children’s book author Hannah Carmona, who lives in Clarksville, joined a few hundred guests at Hopkinsville’s Pride festival Saturday afternoon and found a supportive audience for her reading from the book “Dazzling Travis: A Story About Being Confident & Original.”
The book tells the story of a young boy who pushes back when others insist he should follow strict gender norms. He likes ballet, basketball and dolls.
“I am who I am! There’s no boy or girl line. In sports or in dress-up, I’ll sparkle and shine,” the book’s central character says.
Carmona read from the book as she stood before an audience gathered at the amphitheater outside the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library…