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Shanequa Waison-Rattray is a wife, a mother of two, and a graduate of Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD. Since she was a little girl, she has always loved reading books. While in middle school, her love of reading increased as she was able to read books and see the theater plays associated with them. Since then, she has wanted to write books of her own. Rattray loves watching her children read and seeing the excitement that they get from it. Because of this, she wants to share her passion for reading with not only her own children but others, also.

Her book collection are fruitful stories of emotion, confidence, and support. They allow readers to follow the characters in their journeys as they learn lessons of self-awareness, being encouraged, and positivity.

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“You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want.”
-Jeremy McGilvrey