Young Adult Books (12 Years Old+)
Surviving Pleasant Valley (Forthcoming)
A graphic novel memoir about resilience and dogged determination in the face of mistakes and humiliating life circumstances.
Forthcoming to be published by Holiday House
Wanting Mor
Living in post Taliban Afghanistan, Jameela is devastated when her mother dies. Her father remarries, but the stepmother doesn’t want Jameela so her father takes her to the marketplace and leaves her there. Based on a true story.
Dahling If You Luv Me Would You Please, Please Smile
A young Pakistani-Canadian girl finds that trying to please her peers isn’t worth the effort.
