book news
I’m so excited to share my next middle grade series featuring Zara Saleem, a girl with a lot of heart, endless interests, and a great neighborhood filled with friends. I grew up devouring Ramona Quimby books, and adored her antics, opinions, and learning through trial and error! And I wanted to bring a similar type of joyful and real energy to this series. Many of the silly moments in the books are derived from my childhood and the street I lived on, and it brought back wonderful memories and allowed me to relish in writing during a difficult chapter of life in a pandemic. Book 1, ZARA’S RULES FOR RECORD BREAKING FUN releases on April 19 and is available for pre-order now. I so appreciate your support!
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Want to read my interview with John Schu for my cover reveal? Find that here.
resources
Check out my newly redesigned website! You’ll find additional content here as well, including a FOR KIDS page with writing prompts, videos, artwork and more, a FOR EDUCATORS page with teaching guides, downloadable posters, interviews, and more, and a PRESS KIT with media coverage, headshots, bios and more! I was delighted to work with siegalkids for the redesign, and highly recommend Bess for your web design needs!
what i’m reading
A friend gifted me a copy of ASK FOR MORE: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything by Alexandra Carter. If you read the opening chapters of AMINA’S SONG where she is struggling to bargain for goods in a Pakistani market, you’ve met my negotiating style. I’m the worst, ever. I hate asking for what I want, especially if there’s money involved. But I think there’s an art to negotiating effectively and I’m curious to know what it is. I’d also like to read more non-fiction. Have you read any great books lately? If so, please share!
reminder
It’s a huge help to authors when you review their books on Amazon or Goodreads. If you’ve read any of my books, and have time to leave a short review, I would be very grateful!
Thank you, and best wishes for a wonderful rest of September!
Hena