
Mariel Ortega
Mariel Ortega is a 12-year-old seventh-grader who loves to write. When she grows up, she wishes to be a marine biologist, or perhaps an ornithologist (a scientist who studies birds). Whatever her occupation, she wants to always write. Mariel loves animals and is always a bit annoyed with her mother who does not approve of pets, but Mariel loves her nevertheless. Mariel lives and goes to school in San Antonio, Texas.