★ “An engaging fantasy inspired by a classic tale that’s guaranteed to leave readers eager for more.” —Kirkus Starred Review
Nedda Lewers (she/her) (neddalewers.com) is a USA Today bestselling Egyptian American author and former teacher. She writes books that take children on fun adventures and feature characters who are trying to make sense of the big, complicated world and their place in it. Her debut novel, Daughters of the Lamp, is available now from G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers. It is a USA Today bestseller and has been chosen as an Indies Next List Pick, an Indies Introduce Top Title, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book, an ALSC Summer Reading Title, a Grand Canyon Tween Reader Pick, an Amazon Editor’s Pick, and a Kobo Book of the Month.
Children of the Wind, the second installment in the Daughters of the Lamp series, was released in June 2024 and is also a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her next middle grade novel, The Luxor House Heist, comes out in the Spring of 2027. Nedda is repped by Kelly Dyksterhouse atthe Tobias Literary Agency.
Books by Nedda Lewers
