Approached by the STATE OF OREGON LITERARY ARTS to serve as a JUDGE in reviewing book submissions by publishers such as Scholastic Press, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Albert Whitman & Co., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, etc. Submissions include children’s books, chapter books, and novels. It was a difficult task since there were so […]
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove-- but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child -Forest Wilcroft
Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and is of Puerto Rican descent. A graduate of Liberty High School, her hobbies and interests include art, theater, reading, writing, decorating, dancing, music, and volleyball. Marisa attended Northampton Area College, and she and her husband, Vincent E. Paolicelli, Jr. D.C., presently reside in Pennsylvania.
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