Starting From Within: Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Shifa Saltagi Safadi about her new middle grade novel: Kareem Between. 

It’s a coming-of-age novel-in-verse about a Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school. It’s powerful, it’s emotional, it’s lyrical,  it’s quintessential middle school, it’s football, it’s transformative. It’s literally all the things we could want in a middle grade novel. 

Come listen as we talk about Shifa’s lifelong love of books, the imposter syndrome she had to get over, the inspiration behind the novel and much, much more. 

Here are the books mentioned in this episode. You’ll find links to my Amazon and Bookshop affiliate stores below. Thanks for your bookish support!