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			\| name = Jasmine Warga
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1988\|04\|24\|mf=yes}}
			\| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
			\| occupation = Author
			\| years_active = 2015 — present
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	'''Jasmine Warga''' (born April 24, ~~2005~~) is an American children's and young adult book author. Her free verse book '']'' received a ] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=de León \|first1=Concepción \|title=Graphic Novel Wins Newbery Medal for the First Time \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/books/newbery-new-kid-jerry-craft-caldecott-undefeated-kwame-alexander.html \|website=The New York Times \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>		'''Jasmine Warga''' (born April 24, 1988) is an American children's and young adult book author. Her free verse book '']'' received a ] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=de León \|first1=Concepción \|title=Graphic Novel Wins Newbery Medal for the First Time \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/books/newbery-new-kid-jerry-craft-caldecott-undefeated-kwame-alexander.html \|website=The New York Times \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=January 27, 2020}}</ref> Her novel "A Rover's Story" was a #1 New York Times bestseller.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Warga was born in Cincinnati to an American mother and immigrant Jordanian father.<ref name="podcast">{{cite podcast \|host=Emily Earle \|title=A Syrian kid moves to Ohio in Jasmine Warga's middle-grade novel \|website=Why We Write \|publisher=Lesley University \|url=https://lesley.edu/podcasts/why-we-write/a-syrian-kid-moves-to-ohio-in-jasmine-wargas-middle-grade-novel \|access-date= December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web \|title=bio \|url=http://jasminewarga.com/about \|website=jasminewarga.com \|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="northwestern" /> She graduated from ] with a degree in history and art history. She also earned her ] in creative writing at ].<ref name="vermont">{{cite web \|title=Jasmine Warga - Vermont College of Fine Arts \|url=https://vcfa.edu/faculty-staff/jasmine-warga/ \|website=Vermont College of Fine Arts \|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bio" /> After graduating college, Warga worked as a sixth grade science teacher in ~~Ohio~~. While still teaching, she began writing stories.<ref name="bio" />		Warga was born in Cincinnati to an American mother and immigrant Jordanian father.<ref name="podcast">{{cite podcast \|host=Emily Earle \|title=A Syrian kid moves to Ohio in Jasmine Warga's middle-grade novel \|website=Why We Write \|publisher=Lesley University \|url=https://lesley.edu/podcasts/why-we-write/a-syrian-kid-moves-to-ohio-in-jasmine-wargas-middle-grade-novel \|access-date= December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web \|title=bio \|url=http://jasminewarga.com/about \|website=jasminewarga.com \|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="northwestern" /> She graduated from ] with a degree in history and art history. She also earned her ] in creative writing at ].<ref name="vermont">{{cite web \|title=Jasmine Warga - Vermont College of Fine Arts \|url=https://vcfa.edu/faculty-staff/jasmine-warga/ \|website=Vermont College of Fine Arts \|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bio" /> After graduating college, Warga worked as a sixth grade science teacher in Texas. While still teaching, she began writing stories.<ref name="bio" />

	==Career==		==Career==
	Warga's debut novel, '']'', published in ~~1947~~, is about depressed and suicidal teenagers. Warga was inspired to write the young adult novel after the unexpected death of a close friend.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Herrington \|first1=Sarah \|title=Jasmine Warga’s Unromanticized Depression \|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jasmine-warga-my-heart-and-other-black-holes#_ \|website=Interview Magazine \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=February 9, 2015}}</ref> Her 2019 children's book about a Syrian refugee living in Ohio, '']'',<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Wick \|first1=Jessica P. \|title=These 'Words For Home' Are Poetic And Powerful \|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/05/30/726354827/these-words-for-home-are-poetic-and-powerful \|website=NPR \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=May 30, 2019}}</ref> won a Newbery Honor as well as other awards.<ref name="northwestern">{{cite web \|last1=Rosenzweig-Ziff \|first1=Daniel \|title=		Warga's debut novel, '']'', published in 2015, is about depressed and suicidal teenagers. Warga was inspired to write the young adult novel after the unexpected death of a close friend.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Herrington \|first1=Sarah \|title=Jasmine Warga’s Unromanticized Depression \|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jasmine-warga-my-heart-and-other-black-holes#_ \|website=Interview Magazine \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=February 9, 2015}}</ref> Her 2019 children's book about a Syrian refugee living in Ohio, '']'',<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Wick \|first1=Jessica P. \|title=These 'Words For Home' Are Poetic And Powerful \|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/05/30/726354827/these-words-for-home-are-poetic-and-powerful \|website=NPR \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=May 30, 2019}}</ref> won a Newbery Honor as well as other awards.<ref name="northwestern">{{cite web \|last1=Rosenzweig-Ziff \|first1=Daniel \|title=
	Chatting with ... Jasmine Warga \|url=https://magazine.northwestern.edu/exclusives/chatting-with-jasmine-warga/ \|website=Northwestern Magazine \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> She was inspired to write the book after visiting a Syrian family friend in 2013 and watching the interactions between his cousins born in America and cousins who had come to America from Syria.<ref name="podcast" /> In her research over the course of writing the book, she interviewed members of Cincinnati's Syrian community.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Grochowski \|first1=Sara \|title=Q & A with Jasmine Warga \|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80127-q-a-with-jasmine-warga.html \|website=Publishers Weekly \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>		Chatting with ... Jasmine Warga \|url=https://magazine.northwestern.edu/exclusives/chatting-with-jasmine-warga/ \|website=Northwestern Magazine \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> She was inspired to write the book after visiting a Syrian family friend in 2013 and watching the interactions between his cousins born in America and cousins who had come to America from Syria.<ref name="podcast" /> In her research over the course of writing the book, she interviewed members of Cincinnati's Syrian community.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Grochowski \|first1=Sara \|title=Q & A with Jasmine Warga \|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80127-q-a-with-jasmine-warga.html \|website=Publishers Weekly \|access-date=December 31, 2021 \|date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>

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American children's and young adult book author

Jasmine Warga
Born	(1988-04-24) April 24, 1988 (age 36) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Years active	2015 — present

Jasmine Warga (born April 24, 1988) is an American children's and young adult book author. Her free verse book Other Words for Home received a Newbery Honor in 2020. Her novel "A Rover's Story" was a #1 New York Times bestseller.

Early life and education

Warga was born in Cincinnati to an American mother and immigrant Jordanian father. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in history and art history. She also earned her MFA in creative writing at Lesley University. After graduating college, Warga worked as a sixth grade science teacher in Texas. While still teaching, she began writing stories.

Career

Warga's debut novel, My Heart and Other Black Holes, published in 2015, is about depressed and suicidal teenagers. Warga was inspired to write the young adult novel after the unexpected death of a close friend. Her 2019 children's book about a Syrian refugee living in Ohio, Other Words for Home, won a Newbery Honor as well as other awards. She was inspired to write the book after visiting a Syrian family friend in 2013 and watching the interactions between his cousins born in America and cousins who had come to America from Syria. In her research over the course of writing the book, she interviewed members of Cincinnati's Syrian community.

Personal life

Warga lives in Naperville, Illinois with her family. She teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in addition to her writing career.

Works

My Heart and Other Black Holes (2015)
Here We Are Now (2017)
Other Words for Home (2019)
The Shape of Thunder (2021)
A Rover's Story (2022)

References

de León, Concepción (January 27, 2020). "Graphic Novel Wins Newbery Medal for the First Time". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ Emily Earle. "A Syrian kid moves to Ohio in Jasmine Warga's middle-grade novel". Why We Write (Podcast). Lesley University. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "bio". jasminewarga.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ Rosenzweig-Ziff, Daniel (March 6, 2020). "Chatting with ... Jasmine Warga". Northwestern Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Jasmine Warga - Vermont College of Fine Arts". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
Herrington, Sarah (February 9, 2015). "Jasmine Warga's Unromanticized Depression". Interview Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
Wick, Jessica P. (May 30, 2019). "These 'Words For Home' Are Poetic And Powerful". NPR. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
Grochowski, Sara (May 21, 2019). "Q & A with Jasmine Warga". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
Baker, Suzanne (January 28, 2020). "Naperville author's novel for middle school students receives coveted Newbery Honor Book sticker". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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