Ep. 51: Rhonda Roumani on the Power of Art as Activism in her Debut Middle Grade

Middle Grade Matters - A podcast by Shannon Balloon - Martedì

Rhonda Roumani, a Syrian American journalist and author, discusses her debut middle grade novel, Tagging Freedom, which tells the story of a Syrian boy and his Syrian-American cousin during the start of the Syrian Revolution. The book explores themes of protest, activism, and the power of art, specifically graffiti, as a form of expression and resistance. She also talks about her path to getting an agent and getting her book published. From the publisher: Out of the revolutions across the A...

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