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On estranged twins Leila and Bianca's eighteenth birthday, Leila suddenly gains a djinn's superpowers, and the twins realize that their town can only survive the djinns' secret plans if they learn to work together as sisters. An action-packed YA fantasy! Twins Bianca and Leila could not be more different from each other. Being both Argentinian and Iranian in a small town has always been hard, but with Leila shunning her heritage and Bianca embracing it, the two walk very different paths. They run in different circles of friends, and barely talk anymore. Leila's a homebody who loves to craft and plans on marrying her high school sweetheart. Bianca's more anti-establishment and plans to get out of Dodge as soon as humanly possible. But on their eighteenth birthday, the neighbor's barn mysteriously burns down. When Leila encounters a monster arising from the fire, a djinn, suddenly she gains strange powers--and can no longer touch iron. What do these djinn want with Leila--or other people in town, for that matter? Can the twins learn to rely on each other--and their cultures--to banish them? It'll take a sisterly reconciliation for the girls to find out and to save their hometown in this New Visions Award-winning fantasy adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/0ff3c098-5034-4ecd-a931-55c42747a258/twin+Flames Twin Flames - Twin Flames Purchase here. On estranged twins Leila and Bianca's eighteenth birthday, Leila suddenly gains a djinn's superpowers, and the twins realize that their town can only survive the djinns' secret plans if they learn to work together as sisters. An action-packed YA fantasy! Twins Bianca and Leila could not be more different from each other. Being both Argentinian and Iranian in a small town has always been hard, but with Leila shunning her heritage and Bianca embracing it, the two walk very different paths. They run in different circles of friends, and barely talk anymore. Leila's a homebody who loves to craft and plans on marrying her high school sweetheart. Bianca's more anti-establishment and plans to get out of Dodge as soon as humanly possible. But on their eighteenth birthday, the neighbor's barn mysteriously burns down. When Leila encounters a monster arising from the fire, a djinn, suddenly she gains strange powers--and can no longer touch iron. What do these djinn want with Leila--or other people in town, for that matter? Can the twins learn to rely on each other--and their cultures--to banish them? It'll take a sisterly reconciliation for the girls to find out and to save their hometown in this New Visions Award-winning fantasy adventure. https://www.oliviaabtahi.com/booking-contact daily 0.75 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/b4dd53e6-8b28-4150-874f-85f9d99a14fd/IMG_5745.JPG Booking Contact - School Visits, Keynotes, Breakout Sessions, and more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/84b53020-2cce-4826-9566-6a4280a8cdec/IMG_2486+2.jpg Booking Contact - I’ve spoken at… Reading Rock Stars Texas Book Festival Oregon Conference for Educational Interpreters NCTE ALAN AASL ALA BookTalk Conference Latinx Kidlit Book Fest, Texas Library Association Denver LitFest CO Teen LitFest Denver Arts and Venues Arapahoe Libraries Dairy Block Penguin Random House Kramerica Gives Girls Athletic Leadership School https://www.oliviaabtahi.com/the-interpreter daily 0.75 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/0c169c40-a8e7-4b0c-9b99-d9d6c82d2e27/9780593620441.jpeg The Interpreter - The Interpreter Illustrated by Monica Arnaldo Pre-order here. A sharp and heartfelt picture book about a young soccer-loving girl who's an interpreter for her Spanish-speaking parents. Some kids have one job: to be a kid! Cecilia has two. When she isn't on the soccer field scoring goals, she's accompanying her parents to all kinds of grown-up places, like the DMV, the accountant's office, and the auto shop. She helps them translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. It's an important job, and it can even be fun. It's also hard work. Sometimes Cecilia's second job is so much responsibility, it feels like she'll split in two! Is it time for Cecilia to blow her whistle and call for a time-out? Olivia Abtahi's clever text and Monica Arnaldo's charming illustrations capture a common aspect of life for immigrant and bilingual families while offering a model for teamwork that helps everyone feel understood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/0c169c40-a8e7-4b0c-9b99-d9d6c82d2e27/9780593620441.jpeg The Interpreter - The Interpreter / La Intérprete Illustrated by Monica Arnaldo Purchase here. A sharp and heartfelt picture book about a young soccer-loving girl who's an interpreter for her Spanish-speaking parents. Some kids have one job: to be a kid! Cecilia has two. When she isn't on the soccer field scoring goals, she's accompanying her parents to all kinds of grown-up places, like the DMV, the accountant's office, and the auto shop. She helps them translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. It's an important job, and it can even be fun. It's also hard work. Sometimes Cecilia's second job is so much responsibility, it feels like she'll split in two! Is it time for Cecilia to blow her whistle and call for a time-out? Olivia Abtahi's clever text and Monica Arnaldo's charming illustrations capture a common aspect of life for immigrant and bilingual families while offering a model for teamwork that helps everyone feel understood. https://www.oliviaabtahi.com/relit-anthology daily 0.75 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/d43ae0ee-0d80-4a16-8ec5-5d648e5b8124/Relit_Mockup.png Relit Anthology - Relit Order here. These sixteen stories by award-winning and bestselling YA authors center a Latinx point of view in an empowering anthology that reimagines classics through fantasy, science fiction, and with a dash of magic, for fans of A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN and RECLAIM THE STARS. In classic stories remixed, Latinx characters take center stage Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid's heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them. Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/d43ae0ee-0d80-4a16-8ec5-5d648e5b8124/Relit_Mockup.png Relit Anthology - Relit Order here. These sixteen stories by award-winning and bestselling YA authors center a Latinx point of view in an empowering anthology that reimagines classics through fantasy, science fiction, and with a dash of magic, for fans of A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN and RECLAIM THE STARS. In classic stories remixed, Latinx characters take center stage Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid's heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them. Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world. https://www.oliviaabtahi.com/home-pursuit daily 1.0 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a492f5129f1876b4a35a5bd/c730d476-873e-45a5-957a-a5e34841d16f/2025+Headshot.jpg Home - Olivia Abtahi is… a proud Iranian-Argentinian American. Her debut novel, Perfectly Parvin, was published in 2021, receiving the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor, YALSA Odyssey Honor, and numerous starred reviews. Her sophomore novel, Azar on Fire, was published in August 2022 and is a SLJ pick. Olivia's third novel, Twin Flames, is a New Visions Award winner and published in August 2024. The Interpreter is her first picture book, receiving five starred reviews. 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The Last Dragon on Mars meets Persian mythology in this action-packed sci-fi fantasy space adventure about a boy fighting to save his planet after making a pact with an ancient demon that snuffs out their sun. After leaving Earth, Rostam Zamini had just gotten used to life on Enceladus—one of Saturn’s many moons—only to once again have to move when one of his moms gets a fancy new job on dusty and dull Pars-1. Rostam had worked hard and managed to make friends on Enceladus, but none of the Pars-1 kids seem to be impressed with Rostam’s big-city background. In desperate need of some space cred, Rostam makes a deal with Zahhak—a centuries-old demon prince—for popularity in exchange for the golden mace described in The Persian Book of Kings. But when Rostam hands the mace over, he unknowingly plunges the planet into darkness by accidentally killing their ancient sun, a red giant. Now he must right his wrongs and save his new home before it’s too late.