A Journey of the Heart and Mind is the story of Sierra Carson. As a child, she developed an exceptional ability to grasp the meaning words through her parents Miguel and Juanita Lopez. Sierra fell in love with the impact that her mom had on students lives in helping them to improve in their reading. At the age of five, she was helping classmates with reading assignments. Throughout high school and college, Sierra was involved in many reading tutoring programs. Her efforts were widely recognized throughout the city of Everton, Illinois. She became the Assistant Director of reading programs in the Everton Elementary school System. She developed an initiative to help shape the academic and personal lives of students, called A Journey of the Heart and Mind. This initiative had such an impact throughout the state of Illinois that Sierra was award the Community Service Award.
