Reem Faruqi lives in Atlanta with her husband and three daughters. After surviving Atlanta traffic and the school drop off, Reem spends her days trying to write, but instead gets distracted easily by her camera and buttery sunlight. She’s also the author of “ Amira’s Picture Day,” “ I Can Help,” and a middle-grade debut novel in verse, “ Unsettled” which all got starred reviews. Reem Faruqi is the award-winning children’s book author of Lailah’s Lunchbox, a book based on her own experiences as a young Muslim girl immigrating to the United States. When she brainstorms a way to bring her father back, she turns to her Weird but True facts and devises the perfect plan.īut what if her plan means giving in to her bad habit, the one she’s been trying to stop? Aafiyah wants to reunite her family but finds that maybe her plan isn’t so perfect after all. However, Aafiyah has a bad habit that troubles her-she’s drawn to pretty things and can’t help but occasionally “borrow” them.īut when her father is falsely accused of a crime he hasn’t committed and gets taken in by authorities, Aafiyah knows she needs to do something to help. Seventh-grader Aafiyah loves playing tennis, reading Weird but True facts, and hanging out with her best friend, Zaina. Golden Girl is a captivating coming-of-age middle-grade novel in verse about seventh-grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani American girl who hatches a special plan to help her family but finds that doing what’s right isn’t always easy. This event takes place on crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. Register here.Ĭharis welcomes Reem Faruqi in conversation with Gayatri Sethi for a celebration of Golden Girl.

Lailah's Lunchbox by Reem Faruqi