was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Fahmy has indicated that she learned how to read English from Sunday comic strips.
[1][4][2] Fahmy taught English studies at the middle and high school level for eight years.
[2] Following the election of President Donald Trump, she began writing a collection of essays about her experiences as a Muslim Arab-American woman in the United States and shared them with literary agents in hopes of publishing.
[7] She then published two graphic novels for young adults with Dial Books: Huda F Are You?