Middle grade author and winner of the Schneider Family Book Award Honor for her book The Strongest Heart talks to us about her newest book Some of Us Are Brave, how we can be brave and also how to make it a conversation with our kids.

Find author Saadia Faruqi https://saadiafaruqi.com/
https://www.instagram.com/saadiafaruqi/
The Strongest Heart by Saadia Faruqi https://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Heart-Saadia-Faruqi/dp/0063115859/
Some of Us Are Brave by Saadia Faruqi https://www.amazon.com/Some-Are-Brave-Saadia-Faruqi/dp/0063389533/
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson https://www.amazon.com/Piecing-Me-Together-Ren%C3%A9e-Watson/dp/1681191059/

Chapters
00:00 Meet middle grade author Saadia Faruqi
Winner of the Schieder Family Book Honor
06:20 What is Some of Us Are Brave by Saadia Faruqi about?
09:20 What do you do when you’re forced into a situation in which you must be brave?
11:30 Why would someome choose to be brave if it wasn’t forced on them? What is the benefit of choosing to be brave?
16:35 An example in Saadia’s life where she has taken baby steps in approaching her fears
19:26 Why did Saadia include flood myths in her story?
21:07 Researching the flood myths and how Saadia choose what to include?
23:50 What do you hope readers will take away from your story?
27:55 What is next for writer Saadia Faruqi?
29:03 Saadia’s book recommendation