#30DaysArabVoices 2024 Blog Series

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 […]

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Join Me at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books

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.

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School Library Journal Starred Review

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.

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Launch Party

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 ❤️❤️❤️!

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Daughters of the Lamp Trailer

Check out 👀 the amazing TRAILER the wonderful marketing team at PYR made for Daughters of the Lamp.

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Kids’ Indies Next List Pick

Thank you, American Booksellers Association, for selecting Daughters of the Lamp as an INDIES NEXT LIST pick for March/April 2024. I am beyond grateful 🙏 for all the support of the independent bookstores’ community. See the full list of selected titles here.

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Book Riot Best New Children’s Book Pick

Daughters of the Lamp is one of BOOK RIOT’S BEST NEW CHILDREN’S BOOKS of February 2024. Thank you 🙏 so much, Book Riot! See the complete list of children’s titles here.

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Amazon Editors’ Pick

Thrilled to announce that Daughters of the Lamp is one of Amazon’s BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF FEBRUARY 2024 in the 9-12 age category. 

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Preorder Signed Copies from PAGES

I am so excited to be partnering with my favorite local bookstore, PAGES in Manhattan Beach, to offer signed copies to all who preorder from them. Whether you live in the South Bay or across the country, order here to get a signed copy of Daughters of the Lamp when it debuts. If you’ve already […]

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Booklist Review Is In

Thank you, Booklist, for this beautiful review and for recognizing the themes that were so important for me to explore in Daughters of the Lamp. Check out the full review below: “A memorable adventure that’s as exciting as it is insightful.” When Sahara’s father surprises her with a trip to his Egyptian hometown for a […]

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