Mackenzie Bearup

YOUNG WONDER

At age 10, Mackenzie Bearup found relief from chronic pain through reading. Now 16, she and her nonprofit Sheltering Books have collected and donated more than 38,000 books for abused and homeless children in six states. Story »

• CNN Hero: Mackenzie Bearup
• Reading through the pain
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