The Magical Reality of Nadia is a 2021 children's book by Bassem Youssef and Catherine R. Daly, published by Scholastic Books. The illustrator is Douglas Holgate.
It is about a girl named Nadia, a student at a California middle school, who finds she has a magical amulet after being bullied by a student over her Egyptian American ethnicity.
In 2020 Youssef had plans to make a television show out of the series.
Reception Publishers Weekly wrote that "Youssef and Daly strike a solid balance between magical worldbuilding, witty humor, and a unifying anti-xenophobic theme."
Kirkus Reviews wrote "Readers will cheer for Nadia." - Review is for the January 1, 2021 issue.
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External links
- Scholastic Canada