Norma Tamayo, author of A Girl Named Nina, appeared in the Reading Eagle this weekend. An excerpt:

“It is important for you to realize that you can accomplish what you want to,” Exeter resident Norma Tamayo said. “No matter what you have been through.” … The young adult novel chronicles hardships that range from domestic violence, divorce, attempted rape, drug use and other issues Nina experienced and witnessed in her childhood.”

You can read the entirety of Norma’s article at http://readingeagle.com/article/20140105/NEWS/301059953.