Reem Faruqi is the ALA Notable author of Lailah's Lunchbox, Amira's Picture Day, I Can Help, and Unsettled, which is loosely based on her own story. Of Pakistani descent, she immigrated to Peachtree City, Georgia, in the United States from the United Arab Emirates when she was thirteen years old. She is also a teacher and photographer who loves to doodle. Visit her online at www.reemfaruqi.com.