ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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I'm Katherine Barillas, a 16 year old junior at Bravo. I am a daughter of two hard working immigrants, sister to three annoying brothers, and an aunt to the coolest kid I've ever known. I enjoy reading all kinds of fiction books. I'm a believer in the supernatural, ghosts, monsters, demons, and other worlds. I am a daydreamer, constantly worrying about her future or thinking about how life would be as someone else, a friend to most, a student that sometimes loses track of what they want education wise. Most importantly, a determined person that's still a little lazy at times. Oh and also a cat mom. Growing up, everyone around me would always tell me stories. I was introduced to a diverse selection of books early on, from my brother's scary story books to the Biscuit the dog books my mom would always read to me. I think this exposure made me interested in books and most importantly, writing. Maybe not so obviously, I learned to write in school. I don't remember much but I’ve had some awesome teachers since I was young but I’m sure my parents helped me a lot too. I wasn’t the best writer coming into Bravo and I think I still have a long way to go but I know being in this class(Honors Lit) has helped me to grow my writing skills. Even with this very books I’ve learned a lot about transitions, types of sentences/paragraphs, etc. and I’m thankful for this.