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| Making a Place at the Table |
August 28, 2021 |
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A middle-grade book, explores food, family, and interfaith friendship. Unlike most books for this age group, the families are intact and kids are not tasked with saving the world. Instead, they wrestle with finding their way as first-generation immigrants and confront the stressors their parents face – from depression and anxiety to financial stress. Set in a small American suburb, co-authors Laura Shovan, and Saadia Faruqi introduce readers to experiences drawn from their lives. Readers meet how a young Jewish and Muslim girl find friendship in an unlikely place, an afterschool cooking club.
Saadia Faruqi, Pakistani American author, essayist, interfaith activist, and author of Meet Yasmin! and A Place At The Table.
Laura Shovan. Author of the award-winning Middle-grade novel The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, and poet-in-the-schools for the Maryland State Arts Council.
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