Local best-selling author Becky Albertalli, most notably of "Simon vs. In her Author’s Note at the end of the book, Saeed reminds readers of a sobering truth - indentured servitude is a global problem that also affects people in the United States. During a trip to the market, when Amal unintentionally offends a member of a rich local family who preys off the dire financial straits of the villagers, she’s forced to become a servant in his home. Her spirits are dashed but she never gives up hope that she will return to school someday. Amal’s days are filled with math and poetry lessons until her mother gives birth to the family’s fifth daughter, and Amal’s father decides she must stay home from school to take care of the family. Twelve-year-old Amal, an aspiring school teacher living in a small Pakistani village, was created with this message in mind. The courage of Malala Yousafzai - who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for attending school in northwest Pakistan’s Swat Valley - inspired her latest book, “Amal Unbound.” “Malala often talked about being one girl out of many girls fighting for education, and I began thinking about all the other girls that never get their names in the papers who want an education.” “It’s a tough balance when writing about a difficult subject matter,” she said. Saeed was careful to ensure she stayed true to the character and the story but avoided harmful stereotypes. “Most writers like to say they write to make sense of the world, and that was definitely true for me,” she said. It’s loosely based on the horrific experiences of young women Saeed knew from her South Florida Pakistani-American community. “Written in the Stars,” published in 2015, centers around a 17-year-old high school senior named Naila who has plans to become a doctor until her parents take her to Pakistan to visit relatives and force her into marriage. In November 2009, a few months after she left law for good, she completed the first draft of “Written in the Stars.” In May 2010, she gave birth to the first of three sons. She graduated in 2006 and served as an Equal Justice Work Fellow at Atlanta Legal Aid for two years.īy then, Saeed knew she was ready to write the novel she’d been dreaming about and start a family. Saeed taught second grade and enrolled part time in law school at Georgia State. After a quick stint in Michigan, she and her husband moved to the Atlanta area.
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