"Writing for young adults is writing into the realm of possibility…I always say that middle age novels are about doors closing, and young adult novels are about doors opening."
— Samira Ahmed

January 1, 1970

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Poets from the United StatesEducators from the United StatesPeople from MumbaiWomen born in the 1960sEmigrants
Original Language: English

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On writing young adult novels in “INTERVIEWS: Samira Ahmed—Who gets to feel at home in America?” in Book Page (Apr 2019)