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Shifa Saltagi Safadi

SHIFA SALTAGI SAFADI is the author of Kareem Between and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, teaches ELA at a local middle school, and reviews Muslim books on her blog, Muslim Mommy Blog. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children.

Find her on Instagram @MuslimMommyBlog
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Kareem Between

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Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship
Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning
Kareem Between

Announcing Penguin Random House’s 2024 National Book Award Winners 🎉

We’re proud to announce our PRH authors won in three of the five award categories: Young People’s Literature – KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi Nonfiction – SOLDIERS AND KINGS: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León Fiction – JAMES by Percival Everett Please join us in a heartfelt congratulations for these Penguin Random House authors, publishers, editors, and

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