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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 4.26 avg rating — 2,176 ratings — published 2024 — 7 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) 4.18 avg rating — 99 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
	The Gift of Eid by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 92 ratings — 3 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) 4.53 avg rating — 38 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
	Sisters Alone 4.67 avg rating — 27 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 Making Money by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author), Aaliya Jaleel (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 5 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
	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 — 7 ratings — 5 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
	Heaven is at Mama's Feet 4.67 avg rating — 6 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

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Shifa Safadi rated a book it was amazing Huda F Would Love You? by Huda Fahmy (Goodreads Author)	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
Yall know anything Huda writes is a masterpiece and this is no different so GO PREORDER NOW!! This one is the perfect book I would hand to Muslim teens, including my own, about love- and how to be true to yourself! Gorgeous and heartfilled and humoro ...more
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Shifa Safadi rated a book it was amazing You Only Live Twice by Autumn Allen	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
Adored the voice of this mc as she found love and figured out life!! Muslim teens are gonna eat this halal romance up!!
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Shifa Safadi has read A Dupatta Is . . . by Marzieh Abbas (Goodreads Author)	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 Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Goodreads Author)	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
Welcome dear readers! I typically stay away from Goodreads out of respect for this reader space, but I wanted to drop a note and say thank you! Thank you for reading! Thank you for picking up this book! And I hope that this story of sisterhood and su ...more
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Shifa Safadi rated a book it was amazing Wilderness Hacks by Joslin Brorsen (Goodreads Author)	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 liked Jazelle's review of The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue: "The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue Book Review 🦇 What was the last book that made you cry?❓ From the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief in" Read more of this review »
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Shifa Safadi rated a book it was amazing A Ramadan Night by Nadine Presley (Goodreads Author)	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 Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden by Jenan Matari	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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