Torrance, CA (November 25, 2013): Earlier this month, Bishop Montgomery senior Breana Lewis '14 had the opportunity to meet best-selling author Ally Condie at the California Library Association's annual conference at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. Condie was on hand to receive the California Young Readers Medal in the young adult category.
Lewis, a volunteer for the last four years at the Carson County Library, is part of a program in which teens read and review books for the Los Angeles County Library. Lewis was selected to meet Condie after writing a review of her 2010 New York Times' best-seller Matched. Matched is the first of a trilogy that includes the novels Crossed (2011) and Reached (2012).
Lewis, who would someday like to become a nurse, enjoys volunteering and doing community service because, as she says, "It has helped me learn how to interact with people from all different backgrounds."
Lewis is pictured, at right, with Condie.