Choosing a text that offers students the chance to empathize with a character from a sociocultural background different from their own and that is based on an understanding of universal challenges all adolescents face offers the opportunity to change minds. The preservice teachers who field tested the use of "Moon at Nine" in middle school and high school classrooms used their experiential knowledge base since they have all gone through adolescence, and that knowledge gave them the ability to relate to the characters despite the differences of country, politics, and amount of personal freedom. This concept gives credence to the belief that YAL can enhance, and even change, perceptions, as well as help us all to become more empathetic human beings. Educators need to adopt, support, embrace, and advocate the stance that including diverse young adult literature from the perspective of the varied interpretations of the term, including multiculturalism, in curriculum is a must.