Yamile Saied Méndez
BornRosario, Argentina
OccupationAuthor
Alma materBrigham Young University
Vermont College of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Website
yamilemendez.com

Yamile (pronounced sha-MEE-lay)[1] Saied Méndez is an Argentine American author of picture books, children's books, young adult books, and adult romance.[2][3] She is a Pura Belpré gold medal winner for her young adult novel, Furia.[4] She is a founding member of Las Musas collective.[2][1]

Background

Méndez was born in Rosario, Argentina.[5] Méndez grew up attached to the culture of one grandfather, who was Syrian Lebanese; her mother was an orphan but knew she was a descendant of indigenous people from Argentina.[5] Her father drove a taxi and her mother worked as a nanny.[5] The first among her extended family members to attend college, she went to Brigham Young University where she studied international economics.[5][6] Méndez received an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.[7] Méndez lives in Utah with her husband and five children.[8]

Awards and recognition

  • Walter Dean Myers grant to write Furia (2015) [5]
  • New York Public Library Best Books of 2019 for "¿De Dónde Eres?" [9]
  • Kirkus Best Books of 2019[10]
  • 2020 Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils) for Furia[11]
  • Reese's YA Book Club selection for Furia (2020) [12]
  • Winner of a Pura Belpré YA Author Medal for Furia (2021)[13]

Articles

  • The Pen Ten: An Interview with Yamile Saied Méndez[14]
  • Yamile Saied Méndez talks FURIA and the Argentina soccer scene[15]
  • This Utah author has a new novel — and Reese Witherspoon just chose it for her book club[6]

Bibliography

  • Blizzard Besties (2018)
  • “Where Are You From?” /"¿De Dónde Eres?" (2019)[16]
  • Random Acts of Kittens (2019)
  • On These Magic Shores (2020)[17]
  • Furia (2020)[18]
  • Shaking Up the House (2021)[18]
  • What Will You Be? (2021)[18]
  • Wish Upon a Stray (2021)[18]
  • Can't Be Tamed (2022)[19]
  • Friends Like These (2022)[19]
  • Where There's Smoke (2022)[19]
  • Our Shadows Have Claws (2022)[20]
  • Twice a Quinceañera (2022)[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yamile Saied Méndez". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. 1 2 "Tucson Festival of Books". Arizona Daily Star. 2021-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Yamile Saied Méndez » About". Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Yamile Saied Méndez". kids.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Simeon, Laura (2020-09-15). "Yamile Saied Méndez Scores With Furia". Kirkus Review. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  6. 1 2 Jones, Valerie (2020-09-28). "This Utah author has a new novel — and Reese Witherspoon just chose it for her book club". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  7. ↑ "The PEN Ten: An Interview with Yamile Saied Méndez". 8 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, February 3, 2021".
  9. ↑ "The New York Public Library Selects Best Books of 2019 for Kids, Teens, and Adults". New York Public Library. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  10. ↑ Arnold, Jackie Marshall and Mary-Kate Sableski (2020). "Where are You from? Building Bridges Over Walls with #OwnVoices Literature". Journal of Children's Literature. 46 (2): 19–26 – via ProQuest.
  11. ↑ "Impromptu". The Horn Book Magazine. 97 (3): 61–65. 2021-05-01 – via ProQuest.
  12. ↑ "October Filled with Austin Book Events for Kids, Teens". Austin American-Statesman. 2020-10-05.
  13. ↑ "Furia". Workman Publishing. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  14. ↑ Jackson, Jared (2020-10-08). "The PEN Ten: An Interview with Yamile Saied Méndez". PEN America. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  15. ↑ "Yamile Saied Méndez talks FURIA and the Argentina soccer scene". Young Entertainment. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  16. ↑ Covington, Linnea (2021-07-09). "The Best Kids Books to Read This Summer". Westword. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  17. ↑ "K-12". The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. 34. August 2020 – via ProQuest.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Yamile Saied Méndez". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Yamile Saied Méndez". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  20. ↑ OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS | Kirkus Reviews.
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