So excited to see S.K. Ali, along with Folio Jr’s own Julie Murphy and Jenny Han on this list!
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You can follow S.K. Ali at @sajidahwrites, and check out Sajidah’s piece on her quest to find an agent.
In this interview with NBC news, S.K. Ali talks about her #MuslimShelfSpace twitter campaign, and the importance of #ownvoices authors. Her debut young adult, SAINTS AND MISFITS is coming June 13th from Salaam Reads!
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You can follow Sajidah at @sajidahwrites, and check out Sajidah’s piece on her quest to find an agent.
2017 is going to be an amazing year for YA. I’m so excited to see S.K. Ali’s SAINTS AND MISFITS on EW’s list. And in such good company! Check out all those #ownvoices projects.
SAINTS AND MISFITS follows 15-year-old Janna Yusuf, daughter of the only divorced mother at the mosque, as she examines her faith and relationships in the wake of an assault. It will also be Salaam Reads‘s first YA novel, which is pretty darn cool.
Speaking of which, you must check out S.K. Ali’s #MuslimShelfSpace hashtag and giveaway. Here’s how it works: tweet a pic of your #MuslimShelfSpace, tagging @sajidahwrites, for a chance to win a Muslim #ownvoices book! Folks have been tweeting their bookshelves full of #ownvoices books by Muslim authors all week, and it’s wonderful.
You can follow Sajidah at @sajidahwrites, and check out Sajidah’s piece on her quest to find an agent.
Congratulations to Tommy Wallach (Thanks for the Trouble) and Sharon Biggs Waller (The Forbidden Orchid) on their YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults nominations!
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Check out THANKS FOR THE TROUBLE on Goodreads, and order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Indiebound.
You can also check Tommy’s New York Times best -selling WE ALL LOOKED UP on Goodreads. Order now at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or Indiebound.
You can order THE FORBIDDEN ORCHID (Viking Children’s Books) on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, or check it out on Goodreads.
You can also find Sharon at her website, on Facebook, and on twitter.
Chicago Public Libarary’s Best Teen Fiction of 2015 list. They’re in some great company, along with Folio Jr. clients Margo Rabb and Julie Murphy…
