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There’s an old adage that to be a good writer, one must be a good reader. For Sheila Nelson, that skill came early and never left. “I began reading by age 3, and my mom laughingly recalled how I was the only child who asked to get back into my playpen while most children were clamoring to get out. That’s where I kept my books.” At any given time, she is likely to have a couple dozen library books checked …