A Place at the Table
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🕮 Muslim author Saadia Faruqui and Jewish author Laura Shovan joined me to talk about their jointly written middle grade contemporary novel, A Place at the Table. This is a book about immigration, about friendship, and it will make you hungry. From the official description: "A timely, accessible, and beautifully written story exploring themes of food, friendship, family and what it means to belong, featuring sixth graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl taking a South Asian cooking class taught by Sara's mom."
LEARN MORE:
- Buy A Place at the Table
- Saadia Faruqi's website
- Laura Shovan's website
- Bonus recipes
- Blue Minaret
- Poem "My Best Friend is Jewish"
- Poetry Friday

GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS - BOOSTING BLACK VOICES:
- Saadia suggests Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin, Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Laura suggests We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade and Cheryl Willis Hudson
CREDITS:
- Produced by: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel
- Theme music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
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