Her newest novel, Misfit in Love, is on People magazine’s Best Books of Summer 2021 list.
Aliis the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including the Morris Award finalist Saints and Misfits and Love from A to Z, both named as top ten YA titles of the year by various media including Entertainment Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. A former teacher and forever educator-at-heart, she is probably most proud that her picture book Your Name Is a Song was named the December 2021 NEA Read Across America book and that it is included in the curriculums of major school districts throughout the United States. Her books, which center around Black and Muslim kids, have been recognized by many including TIME and NPR, and she is an Irma Black Award silver medalist. Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a Philadelphia-based bestselling children’s book author.
She lives in San Diego, California, with her family. She is currently a fellow with the Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Program, and Grounded is her first novel for young readers. Her other writing has appeared in various anthologies and news outlets, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and al Jazeera. Huda Al-Marashi is the author of the bestselling memoir First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story. Aisha is also a founding member of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books™. Her picture book, Bilal Cooks Daal, received an APALA honor, and she was the co-editor of the critically acclaimed Once Upon an Eid.
Her middle-grade novel Amal Unbound received multiple starred reviews and was a Global Read Aloud for 2018. Aisha Saeedis an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of books for children.
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