About the author:
Selena Rangel is the author of The Journey to Freedom. She goes to Dalton Middle School, and
is 13 years old. Selena says that this is the first story she took interest in while making it. She
states there were a lot of steps into the creation of this book. “It’s very difficult to keep up with
everything considering you have to use real life events mixed with fictional characters.” She
states. “First, I had to come up with an interesting topic. Then I had to research the topic I chose,
and make sure everything is accurate. I thought it was very fun making up an interesting plot that
would keep the reader hanging” she states. Selena is a young author that made The Journey to
Freedom.