Could not be more thrilled to see DAUGHTERS OF THE LAMP on the USA TODAY BESTSELLERS’ LIST for the week it came out in paperback AND during Arab American Heritage Month. May all children see themselves in the books they read and as the heroes of their own stories.
I am beyond thrilled that Bank Street’s Children’s Book Committee has selected Daughters of the Lamp as one of 2025’s Best Children’s Books. This honor is especially meaningful because I spent four beautiful years as a graduate student at Bank Street’s College of Education.
Thank you to the American Library Association for selecting my debut for grades 3-5 and helping it reach more readers!
To celebrate the release of the DAUGHTERS OF THE LAMP series in Paperback on April 8th, Nedda will be giving away an author visit to be scheduled for a mutually agreed upon date at the end of the 2024-25 school year or the 2025-26 school year. Entry rules below: **Each copy of the book purchased […]
Looking forward to meeting with fellow authors and educators next week at the annual NCTE conference in Boston. So excited to participate in the following two important panels with these wonderful authors:
Thrilled to be attending and presenting next Saturday at the 2024 ALA Annual Conference in San Diego with the wonderful @huda.almarashi, @rhondaroumani, & @librarycatnyc. We will be discussing the importance of Arab American representation in children’s literature with attendees. Can’t wait!! Librarians are the coolest! ❤️📚❤️📖❤️ See you there.
This post is part of the #30DaysArabVoices Blog Series, a month-long movement to feature Arab voices as writers and scholars. Search the hashtag on your favorite social media for more blog posts. When I set out to write my first middle grade series for children, Daughters of the Lamp, one of my main goals was to transport […]
So looking forward to attending this year’s L.A. Times Festival of Books and participating in a panel about Fairy Tale and Legend Retellings with the wonderful Callie Miller and Sarah Mlynowski. Can’t wait to meet readers in person and sign books following the panel session at the Pages Bookstore booth.
Thank you, School Library Journal, for the wonderful starred review! As a longtime educator, this means so much to me ❤️❤️❤️. Read the full review here.
Thank you to all who came out and celebrated the debut of Daughters of the Lamp at my wonderful local bookstore, Pages, in Manhattan Beach. It was a night I will never forget ❤️❤️❤️!
Nedda Lewers is a USA Today bestselling Egyptian American author and former teacher. She writes books that take children on fun adventures and feature characters who are trying to make sense of the big, complicated world and their place in it.