Nyela Doukoure was born and raised in East Harlem, NYC. Nyela is a freshman in high school. Her favorite subject in school is English; her least favorite is geometry. She enjoys watching scary movies and likes to read long books in Barnes & Nobles till they kick her out. Nyela’s goal in life is to impress her family by being a lawyer. She enjoys annoying her younger brother by going into his room and turning on the lights. One of her favorite books is White Oleander by Janet Fitch.