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Atia Abawi

Atia Abawi is a foreign news correspondent who was stationed for almost five years in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was born to Afghan parents in West Germany and was raised in the United States. Her first book for teens was the powerful The Secret Sky, about forbidden romance between different ethnic tribes in Afghanistan. She currently lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Conor Powell, and their son, Arian. You can follow her on Twitter @AtiaAbawi.
She Persisted Audio Collection: Volume 1
She Persisted: Sally Ride
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
The Secret Sky

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She Persisted Audio Collection: Volume 1
She Persisted: Sally Ride
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
The Secret Sky

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