Her picture book, The Proudest Blue (Little Brown, 2019), co-authored with Ibtihaj Muhammad, debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list and was featured in the New York Times, NPR, Amazon Editor’s Choice, The Today Show, among other media. Misfit in Love (Simon & Schuster, 2021), the sequel to Saints and Misfits, was a People magazine best book of summer 2021. It was featured in The Globe and Mail and The Washington Post and other North American and global media. Love from A to Z was the first YA title chosen to be part of Today Show’s “Read With Jenna” book club and was named a best teen book of all time by Reader’s Digest and Good Housekeeping.

Sajidah’s second novel, Love From A to Z (Simon & Schuster, 2019), a story about finding love in the time of Islamophobia, was a Goodreads Choice finalist for best YA book, and on several best 2019 lists, including Kirkus’ and Entertainment Weekly’s top ten. It was also a CBC Canada Reads 2018 longlist title and featured in The Globe and Mail, NBC News, Huffington Post, Salon, Bustle, CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter, The Social, The Morning Show and other North American media. Saints and Misfits was featured on several Best Teen Novels of 2017 lists including from Entertainment Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and the New York Public Library. Her debut novel won critical acclaim for its portrayal of an unapologetic Muslim – American teen’s life. Ali* is the author of Saints and Misfits (Simon & Schuster, 2017), a finalist for the American Library Association’s 2018 William C.

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