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Author
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Vanessa L. Torres, a former dancer, is a Latinx author of books for young readers. She loves to read anything with a vivid setting, but has a special place in her heart for urban tales. She was born and raised in Minneapolis, and now lives in Olympia Washington with her husband and daughter. She has worked as a flight medic and currently works as a firefighter paramedic. She a founding member of the B.R.A.V.E. Foundation, a volunteer organization that works with firefighting and medical personnel in developing countries and is the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow award from Rotary International for her work in Guatemala. Vanessa is also the co-coordinator of The Olympia Writers Group, a critique group with one-hundred-plus members.
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