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He'd stand there and let her yell at him, take the full force of her sorrow if it meant easing some of it.

Adi Alsaid, Never Always Sometimes

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People longed for something for years, and when they got it, they couldn't help but feel cheated.

Adi Alsaid, Never Always Sometimes

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Wishing you weren't suffering is a whole other beast than wishing you hadn't experienced anything good.

Adi Alsaid, Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak

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The whole world is mad with love...

Adi Alsaid, Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak

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COME ON IN 

15 Stories About Immigration And Finding Home

edited by Adi Alsaid

(Inkyard Press, 10/13/20)

9781335146496

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This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by bestselling and beloved YA authors who are themselves immigrants and the children of immigrants. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today...journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah, from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey, from Fiji, America, Mexico and more... Come On In. With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands, who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL, give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question "where are you from?" and so much more, Come On In illuminates fifteen of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience. 

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Don't let the heartbreaks silence the love.

Adi Alsaid, Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak

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What a strange kind of love it was, to be rooting against yourself.

Adi Alsaid, Never Always Sometimes

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Love was people creating memories for each other...

Adi Alsaid, Never Always Sometimes