Answer:
Sharon draper grew up around lots of books. her mother catherine mills worked as and classifed advertising manager for the Cleveland plain dealer. her farther victor mills is an hotel maitred head waiter and they would read to her every night and day they had an chance when she was young. as Sharon got old enough to start reading and writing on her own she would read every thing she had and chance to read that would help her on what she needed to know.