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 ❤️❤️❤️!
Check out 👀 the amazing TRAILER the wonderful marketing team at PYR made for Daughters of the Lamp.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Another excellent trade review is in. This one is from Publishers Weekly. Check out the full review below: … A FULFILLING, ATMOSPHERIC STORY IN WHICH LEWERS DRAWS ON ARABIAN MYTH AND EGYPTIAN CULTURE TO WEAVE A FAST-PACED MAGICAL TALE OF FAMILY, DESTINY, AND BELONGING. In 985 CE Baghdad, Ali Baba’s tween servant Morgana is forced […]
I’m thrilled to announce that Daughters of the Lamp is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. I am so honored by this distinction and grateful that my novel will have the opportunity to be on library shelves across the U.S. May it pass through the enchanted hands of librarians to all the young readers […]
Nedda Lewers is an 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.