But before her father left, he noticed that she was always telling herself stories as she did chores around the house. The family kept moving, setting up shop in places like San Mateo, Miramar, and El Granada. Tamora also remembers the inconsistency of her childhood. The trip stands out because the author couldn’t read. She was such an avid reader that she distinctly remembers the two weeks they spent driving to California in 1963 after her father’s employer transferred him. It was during this period that Tamora Pierce’s love for reading was cemented. The author had an uncle who introduced her to stories like Winnie the Pooh and The Cat in the Hat. The one thing they never lacked was books. The family spent some years in Dunbar during which Tamora had no idea that they were poor because every other home in the area was in the same financial boat. During this period, her father was working for a telephone company while her mother pursued an English degree in the hopes of becoming a teacher. She was the firstborn in her family, four years older than Kimberly, her first sister, and five years older than Melanie, the sister that came after.
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