You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if it will be too difficult for grown ups, you write it for children.
~ Madeleine L’Engle
SALMA HUSSAIN writes smart, funny and bracing voice-driven fiction about the surprising ways we grow when life throws us off-script.
THE SECRET DIARY OF MONA HASAN
A young girl’s funny and heartfelt immigration and menstruation journey.
“Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Canada.”
(Young Adult Novel, Penguin Random House, 2022)
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IT’S NOT OVER YET
A young boy’s tender coming-of-age during a health crisis.
“A story about the loneliness, anxiety and fear we face when we are physically ill, and the love, friendship and hope that can carry us through.”
(Young Adult Novel, Penguin Random House, 2026)