Sonia Manzano is someone who likes to solve problems. Working hard, putting effort into it, and getting a result is what she does. But the thing in which Sonia really prides herself is “connecting through people on Sesame Street,” where she can share her life with others. When Sesame Street was first getting started, Sonia went in for an audition.…
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#TTBF15 Keynote: Sonia Manzano
-This post comes from Adrienne of Emma of BookPeople’s Teen Press Corps Growing up, Sonia Manzano looked to the television to find a better way of life. Her parents were constantly describing “the struggle” of living in the United States, but they also told of how horrible things back home were in Puerto Rico. Sonia felt as though she “was…