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Imagine a book where children actually get to see themselves as the star of their own story.
VICTIMS REFERENCED IN THE INDICTMENT AND CALLED THE REQUEST QUOTE PREMATURE. >>> IMAGINE A BOOK WHERE CHILDREN SEE THEMSELVES AS THE STAR OF THEIR OWN STORY. A RALEIGH START UP IS MAKING THAT POSSIBLE WHILE ADDRESSING THE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. >> Reporter: IN ONE REPORT LAURA LEVINE HIGHLIGHTS THESE CHANGEMAKERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> IS THAT ME? >> THAT'S YOU. >> Reporter: IT IS CHANGING THE NARRATIVE WITH EVERY PAGE TURN. >> WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD IS ONE-OF-A-KIND AND HAS INTRINSIC VALUE. >> Reporter: THIS ATLANTA-BASED OFFICER WRITES FOR A COMPANY DEDICATED TO TELLING ALL SIDES OF A CHILD STORY NO MATTER THE RACE OR ABILITY. >> WE ARE BUILDING THE MOST PERSONALIZED BOOKS IN THE WORLD SO THAT EVERY CHILD CAN SEE THEMSELVES AS THE CHAMPION OF THEIR STORY AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY REALLY DO MATTER. >> Reporter: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ARE UNIVERSAL AND THEY SAY VITAL TO TEACH AT A YOUNG AGE. >> WE WANT KIDS TO SEE THEMSELVES FRAMING KIDS -- >> SOMEONE WHO IS DISABLED OR DIFFERENTLY ABLED, SOMEONE WHO MAY BE GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY, >> Reporter: THE FOUNDERS SAW THE NEED MONTHS AGO TO AMPLIFY THESE REPRESENTATIONS AND LAUNCHED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE AND DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES AT HOME. >> WHAT WE FOUND IS WHEN CHILDREN CAN'T SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THE CONTENT THEY CONSUME, IN THE BOOKS THEY READ, THEY START TO ASK QUESTIONS AND VALUE THEMSELVES LESS. >> Reporter: NOW CHILDREN CAN BECOME STARS OF THEIR OWN BOOKS WITH SUPPORTING CHARACTERS THAT REPRESENT A WELL BLENDED COMMUNITY. TO CREATE MOMENTS LIKE THIS ALL PARENTS HAVE TO DO IS SUBMIT THEIR PHOTOS AND THE PRODUCTION COMPANY WITH A TEAM OF ARTISTS HANDLES THE REST. >> THIS COULD LITERALLY CHANGE LIVES. >> Reporter: LAURA LEVINE, WRAL NEWS RALEIGH. >>> THE FOUNDERS SAY THE