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Skype Chat with Friends Select School

Friends Select Middle School in Philadelphia adopted A Girl Called Problem as their core summer reader. I had the good fortune to chat with students over Skype this last week. We talked about the book, living in Tanzania, and my … Continue reading

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Writing A Girl Called Problem

I was recently interviewed for the website how-to-write-a-book.com about my writing process and the story behind A Girl Called Problem. We discuss everything from my admiration for Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, to the wonders of small, independent presses like … Continue reading

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