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Marzieh Abbas
Author bio: Marzieh is an award-winning author. Raised between the bustling cities of Dubai, U.A.E and Karachi, Pakistan, Marzieh loves traveling, reading and samosas. She is a member of SCBWI, 12x12, and a graduate of the Lyrical Language Lab, Children's Book Academy, and Storyteller Academy. She loves teaching fellow creatives and has conducted several classes online for writers. She is active on Twitter, Blue sky, and Threads where she continues to form connections with the Writing Community, runs a kidlit review group on Facebook and blogs about her author journey and life in Pakistan on Instagram. Marzieh dreams of owning a talking parrot someday. But, until then, she lives in Pakistan with her husband and children who in
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Get ready to unleash your inner storyteller! Story Power! is a creative guide that empowers kids to become authors. With the help of Abuelito, Flor, and Roberto, young writers will learn to craft a compelling story, from brainstorming ideas to illust ...more
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This true story follows Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who defied his government to save thousands of refugees fleeing France in 1940. Despite Spain denying them refuge, Mendes issued visas to enter Portugal, showing compassion like
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Aarzu All Around by Marzieh Abbas
"In this novel-in-verse, spunky 12-yr-old Arzu struggles to find a way to fund a cure for her sister's medical condition. Author, Marzieh Abbas, weaves seemingly disparate plot lines into a surprise outcome. I found myself astounded by the way she bri" Read more of this review »
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"Contains an extensive glossary (5 pages) of Pakistani words, a description of the types of poetry used in the book, a recipe, and an author's note detailing the true events that inspired this story."
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Seeing this book in stores and readers’ hands has been nothing short of a miracle after all the rejections from editors who felt cricket wasn’t popular enough in the United States of America. But seeing all the reviews about how people have connected ...more
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I love the rhyming text and the fun page turns! A great read aloud for any age. I learnt so much, too!
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What an inspiring and enlightening story. I thought her work was done when she bult the first playground in America, but the story shows how she didn't stop at that. Her work for children in migrant communities and working towards abolishing child la ...more
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