![]() I went to a bilingual school with about 54 other students, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Growing up, I was not exactly the popular girl. The bookstore owners knew me and it made my weekends that much sweeter growing up, dropping by and leaving with a stack of books. Growing up in Puerto Rico, my favorite bookstore back then was Bell Book and Candle, and once this love of reading was instilled in me, I would eagerly rush over there on Saturdays to pick up books that I’d ordered. ![]() ![]() Yes, I was that girl that got in trouble for sneaking in some reading between exams, and eagerly escaping to different worlds, thanks to Mrs. Excited, I snagged a copy of Sweet Valley High and was immediately transported to the world of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield. I’ll never forget that 9th grade class when my English teacher Angela Nieves led me to the little library in her classroom. ![]()
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