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Yamile (pronounced sha-MEE-lay)[1] Saied Méndez is an Argentine American author of picture books, children's books, young adult books, and adult romance.[2][3] She is a Pura Belpré gold medal winner for her young adult novel, Furia.[4] She is a founding member of Las Musas collective.[2][1]

Yamile Saied Mendez
Born	Rosario, Argentina
Occupation	Author
Alma mater	Brigham Young University Vermont College of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Website
yamilesmendez.com

Background

Méndez was born in Rosario, Argentina.[5] Méndez grew up attached to the culture of one grandfather, who was Syrian Lebanese; her mother was an orphan but knew she was a descendant of indigenous people from Argentina.[5] Her father drove a taxi and her mother worked as a nanny.[5] The first among her extended family members to attend college, she went to Brigham Young University where she studied international economics.[5][6] Méndez received an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.[7] Méndez lives in Utah with her husband and five children.[8]

Awards and recognition

• Walter Dean Myers grant to write Furia (2015) [5]
• New York Public Library Best Books of 2019 for "¿De Dónde Eres?" [9]
• Kirkus Best Books of 2019[10]
• 2020 Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils) for Furia[11]
• Reese's YA Book Club selection for Furia (2020) [12]
• Winner of a Pura Belpré YA Author Medal for Furia (2021)[13]

Articles

• The Pen Ten: An Interview with Yamile Saied Méndez[14]
• Yamile Saied Méndez talks FURIA and the Argentina soccer scene[15]
• This Utah author has a new novel — and Reese Witherspoon just chose it for her book club[6]

Bibliography

• Blizzard Besties (2018)
• “Where Are You From?” /"¿De Dónde Eres?" (2019)[16]
• Random Acts of Kittens (2019)
• On These Magic Shores (2020)[17]
• Furia (2020)[18]
• Shaking Up the House (2021)[18]
• What Will You Be? (2021)[18]
• Wish Upon a Stray (2021)[18]
• Can't Be Tamed (2022)[19]
• Friends Like These (2022)[19]
• Where There's Smoke (2022)[19]
• Our Shadows Have Claws (2022)[20]
• Twice a Quinceañera (2022)[19]

References

External links

• Official website

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