Melanie R. Martel

Melanie R. Martel is a contemporary Latina author of young-adult fiction from Sacramento, CA. She is a strong advocate of diversity and tolerance as the ultimate adaptation. Her work exemplifies and glorifies this concept and exhibits a passion for the rich cultural, religious and racial tapestry of her world. At the same time, she strives to recognize the struggles of disabled persons and hopes that all readers will realize their potential to reach the stars. She writes with the goal of bringing awareness to the importance of the individual and to achieving change through words.