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Shifa Saltagi Safadi

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Shifa Saltagi Safadi was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents when she was a young girl. She is a bilingual Arabic/English speaker, and is very familiar with the challenges of learning English and navigating two languages.
As a mom to four Arab American children and a former English teacher to Middle School students, (and an author!) she now spends her time helping kids develop a love of reading and writing too.

You can learn more about her books on her website shifasafadi.com

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	Kareem Between 4.29 avg rating — 1,849 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gift of Eid by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 52 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pepperoni, Pitches 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spell it Like Samar by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Saliha Caliskan (Illustrator ) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven is at Mama's Feet 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amina Banana and the Formula for Making Money by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amina Banana and the Formula for Fairness by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Shifa Safadi rated a book it was amazing All That Chandni Knows by Khushboo Patel	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A story that soars from quite literally the very first page- Chandni burst into my heart and never let go! My heart tugged as she struggled with her family secret, wanting to flip the pages quick to find out what happens and yet also slowing down to ...more
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A story that soars from quite literally the very first page- Chandni burst into my heart and never let go! My heart tugged as she struggled with her family secret, wanting to flip the pages quick to find out what happens and yet also slowing down to ...more
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