Nh senzai biography

I grew up in San Francisco, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and attended boarding school in London, England where I was voted “most likely to lead a literary revolution.”.
Born in Chicago, I've been a lifelong traveler, experiencing San Francisco, Saudi Arabia, and London for boarding school.
I got on a plane for the first time at two months, in Chicago, IL, where I was born, and have been travelling ever since.

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Beyond The Bio: N. H. Senzai

Welcome back, fellow book lovers! James again, and we’ve got a special treat for you this week. We’ve got a middle grade author joining us this week. The amazing N.H. Senzai has just come out with her newest book, Escape From Aleppo, about a young girl trying to escape the war-torn Syrian city. Escape From Aleppo is easily one of the most moving and necessary books of the new year, and it’s sure to appeal to readers of all ages and backgrounds. I’m so glad that Naheed was able to join us today! Let’s get to the interview.

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James: Hey Naheed! Thanks so much for joining us today. Your new book, Escape From Aleppo, is one of the most important books of the new year. While it's technically aimed at middle grade audiences, I couldn't miss the opportunity to talk to you about it, especially since it's already gaining a lot of crossover appeal. Can you tell our readers a bit about what they can expect?

Naheed: Thank you so much for the kind words and for having me as your guest!

Escape From Aleppo

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Other names: Hasnat, Naheed (birth)
Senzai, N. H. (pseud)
Birthdate: 20th century
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: San Francisco, California, USA
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
London, England, UK
Education: University of California, Berkeley
Columbia University
Occupations: writer

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Really well done -- alternating point of view between Noura, newly arrived refugee from Syria, and Jordyn, Tampa, FL swimmer. Noura suffers panic attacks associated with water. Jordyn has worsening anxiety after her mother's miscarriage. There are a lot of big current issues in this book -- racism and religious based attacks against Muslims, grief and loss (friend, miscarriage, young soldier, mother with breast cancer), injury and extreme change of circumstances. It's also packed with people show more of all faiths helping each other, supporting each other's mental health, and finding ways to volubly stand up for their rights. It's also a quickly moving plot

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from the publisher:

Silver and gold balloons. A birthday cake covered in pink roses. A new dress.
Nadia stands at the center of attention in her parents’ elegant dining room. This is the best day of my life, she thinks. Everyone is about to sing “Happy Birthday,” when her uncle calls from the living room, “Baba, brothers, you need to see this.” Reluctantly, she follows her family into the other room. On TV, a reporter stands near an overturned vegetable cart on a dusty street. Beside it is a mound of smoldering ashes. The reporter explains that a vegetable vendor in the city of Tunis burned himself alive, protesting corrupt government officials who have been harassing his business. Nadia frowns.
It is December 17, 2010: Nadia’s twelfth birthday and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Soon anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and, one by one, countries are thrown into turmoil. As civil war flares in Syria and bombs fall across Nadia’s home city of Aleppo, her family decides to flee to safety. Inspired by current events, this novel sheds light on the com