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Age 3: Decided to become a writer
Age 13: Wrote first novel
Only shared it with best friend
Age 23: Got phoned by a publisher about a
children’s manuscript titled, “Where the Trees Meet the Water”
Age 33: First novel “Angel’s Grace” named
one of the 100 Best Books for Reading
and Sharing by the NYC Public Libraries
Contact me:
tracey@traceybaptiste.com
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Bio
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I was born in Trinidad, the last island in the Caribbean.
Almost my entire family lived within
walking distance from each other.
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This is me in my school uniform.
I loved that bookbag!
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When I was fifteen, my family moved to Brooklyn, NY. I finished high-school, and went to
NYU. It took me a little while to
get used to living in a big city.
Here I am at my first graduation ceremony. I stayed at NYU for another year and a
half to get my Masters Degree in Education.
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Then I became a teacher. I
loved teaching. My favorite grade to
teach was 2nd grade because most kids really learn how to read that
year. When I left teaching, I edited
reading anthologies and language arts textbooks for 3rd grade
teachers and their students.
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Now my husband and I live in Englewood,
NJ, with our two
children. When I’m not running after
my kids, I write.
Okay, sometimes they run after me, too.
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