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ⓘ About Atia Abawi
Atia Abawi is an Arab-American author. She worked as a television journalist for many years before finally making the transition to novels. Abawi writes young adult fiction. She hopes that both young and adult readers will enjoy her work. She was raised in the United States from where she attended Virginia Tech. Atia Abawi was quite young when she decided that she wanted to become a journalist. The author manifested this determination by becoming her local college TV Station (VTTV) anchor. The position gave Abawi her first official foray into the field of journalism. At CTV 76, a local Largo, MD TV station, she continued to hone her reporting skills by investigating and covering everything from politics to drug addiction.
All Book Series by Atia Abawi
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018
13 American Women Who Changed the World
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 2017 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
She Persisted Around the World
Book 2 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Book 3 of 31 · published 2020 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
Florence Griffith Joyner
Book 10 of 31 · published 2021 Anthology · Rita Williams-Garcia
Wangari Maathai
Book 17 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Eucabeth A. Odhiambo
Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference
Book 18 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
Marian Anderson
Book 21 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Katheryn Russell-Brown
Rosalind Franklin
Book 26 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Florence Nightingale
Book 28 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton,Shelli R. Johannes
Pura Belpré
Book 30 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Meg Medina,Marilisa Jimenez Garcia
Simone Biles
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Kekla Magoon
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Atia Abawi?
Atia Abawi is an Arab-American author. She worked as a television journalist for many years before finally making the transition to novels. Abawi writes young adult fiction.
Which Atia Abawi series should I start with?
The best place to start is the She Persisted series, the earliest of Atia Abawi's multi-book series: it opens with 13 American Women Who Changed the World (2017) and runs to 31 books across 2017–2023, ending with Simone Biles (2023).
How many books has Atia Abawi written?
Atia Abawi has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2023. 31 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the She Persisted series with 31 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Atia Abawi's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Atia Abawi's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are She Persisted (2017–2023, 31 books).
How are Atia Abawi's books organised into series?
This guide splits Atia Abawi's 34 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: She Persisted (31 books, 2017–2023).