Links to media buzz, awards, and critical acclaim for The Next New Syrian Girl:

Awards and Critical Acclaim

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist 2024 in Young Adult Fiction— ALAN

Cybils Award Finalist 2023 in Young Adult Fiction— Cybils Award

TAYSHAS Reading List 2024 - Texas Library Association

2025 Oklahoma High School Sequoyah Book Award Nomination — Oklahoma Library Association

Kirkus Best Teen and YA of 2023 — Kirkus

New York Public Library Best of 2023 — NYPL

Reviews

Kirkus Starred Review — Kirkus

Booklist Starred Review — Booklist

SLJ Starred Review — School Library Journal

Publishers Weekly Starred Review — Publishers Weekly

BookPage Review — BookPage

Featured articles and interviews:

“Your Complete Guide to the Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of 2023” — Seventeen Magazine

“The 8 Most Buzzworthy Books Right Now” — Kirkus roundup

“The Best Books Out This Week” — BookRiot roundup

“Ream Shukairy on Writing Her Debut Halal YA Romance, The Next New Syrian Girl” — United by Pop

“Ream Shukairy: On Writing with Urgency” — Writer’s Digest