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See Patricia Dunn on the Chappaqua Library website!
“Rebels by Accident, a new young adult novel by Patricia Dunn, transcends the typical youth fiction filling the bookshelves today. While providing richly drawn characters and a plot filled with suspense, love and teenage angst, Rebels provides the young reader with a front row seat at the actual revolution that burst forth on the streets of Cairo last spring. This novel touches all the themes relevant to our teenagers today, self-image, bullying, first love and friendship and surrounds these themes in the current events so missing in their lives. A must read for all high school students!”
- Susan Klien, English Teacher, Marta Valle High School, New York, NY
Click here to see my visit to the North Castle Library– We discuss Rebels By Accident and revolution–around the world and at home.
The Rebellion Within – A Read of Patricia Dunn’s “Rebels by Accident” A recent blog post by our friend Gar about Rebels by Accident!
“Portrait of the Artist as a Young Activist: Rebels by Accident, Intuition or Circumstance.” A write up on Rebels by Accident at OC Weekly!
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“The Next Best Young Adult Novel. Educational without being preachy, light without being flimsy. … Not only realistic, it’s grounded in current events.”
- Leora Tanenbaum, The Huffington Post
“Rebels By Accident is not just for teens; it’s for anyone who appreciates a good story about love, family and growing up in an increasingly diverse world.”
-A review of Rebels by Accident at Patheos.com.
“Rebels has everything a good story needs: the confused main character, the fearless friend, the strict parents, the cool Sittu (grandma), and the cute guys. … Dunn truly captures what it is to be a teenager; she captures what it is to be a teenager in our modern world. The ‘modern’ teenager doesn’t identify solely with one ethnicity or from one cultural background and it’s comforting to know that there is a shift occurring in young adult novels to accommodate this change.”
- Prabh Kehal, Caliber Magazine, UC Berkeley’s award-winning entertainment and lifestyle magazine.
“Told through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Mariam, an Egyptian-American girl who travels to Egypt during the Arab Spring, Rebels by Accident captivates and engrosses the reader. Illuminating for young readers the complex role of youth in the tumultuous Arab Spring, Mariam’s story reflects upon important concerns that American Muslims face, providing a valuable perspective on the power young people can wield in truly affecting change in the world.”
- Daisy Khan, Executive Director, American Society for Muslim Advancement
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Here are a few photos from our East Coast Launch. Thanks to everyone that attended, what a great turn out! We really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy Rebels!
All Photographs courtesy of Jimin Han.
For more photographs from this event and others visit our Press page.
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“The Next Best Young Adult Novel: ‘Rebels by Accident’ by Patricia Dunn” A review of Rebels by Accident at the Huffington Post!
“Rebels By Accident is not just for teens; it’s for anyone who appreciates a good story about love, family and growing up in an increasingly diverse world.” A review of Rebels by Accident at Patheos.com.
“Dunn does a marvelous job with providing a literary outlet for coping with the changing world.“ Read the review of Rebels by Accident at Caliber Magazine.
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Recent news
The Rebellion Within – A Read of Patricia Dunn’s “Rebels by Accident” A recent blog post by our friend Gar about Rebels by Accident!
“Portrait of the Artist as a Young Activist: Rebels by Accident, Intuition or Circumstance.” A write up on Rebels by Accident at OC Weekly!
You can catch my radio interview with the folks from Big Blend Magazine http://www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blend-radio/2012/10/14/champagne-sundays (my portion starts at 127 min in). We talk about self-acceptance, my Egyptian mother-in-law and my Italian mother, and why I wrote, Rebels by Accident.
Rebels by Accident is out now! Order it at Barnes and Noble and Amazon!
Champagne Sundays New radio interview with Pat! The interview starts at 127.
The Wormhole Check out the latest stop on the blog tour for Rebels By Accident!
Little Library Muse A new interview with Pat on Rebels by Accident.
Hudson Reporter Here’s a write up on Pat and Rebels by Accident in the Hudson Reporter!
FMMK Talk Radio Listen to Pat on FMMK Talk Radio, an interview that was selected as a Staff Pick for the website.
Blog Tour Here is a list of blogs Pat will be contributing to leading up to the release of Rebels By Accident.
Relationship 101 A new interview with Pat about her upcoming book, Rebels by Accident, on the web talk radio program, Relationship 101.
If You Can’t Run… A column by Pat at the Portland Book Review.
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Rebels By Accident – Out Now!
Patricia Dunn’s debut novel Rebels By Accident tells the story of a troubled teen sent to Cairo who finds revolution is everywhere, including in herself.
Rebels By Accident captivates us from the very first page. Patricia Dunn draws us into the richly detailed and often humorous world of sixteen-year-old Arab-American Mariam’s quest for love and adventure on the revolutionary streets of Cairo. Mariam’s evolving thoughts about her multicultural identity; challenging relationship with her parents; and loving connection to Sittu, her sassy and wise grandmother, will deeply resonate with readers. As Sittu points out, sometimes a moment can change your life. Mariam shows us that sometimes a moment is all one needs to embrace the brave young woman waiting within all along.
- Ayesha Mattu, editor and author, Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women
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