Asian Authors Directory
Hanna Alkaf is the author of the Freeman Award-winning THE WEIGHT OF OUR SKY (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster) and the Kirkus Prize finalist THE GIRL AND THE GHOST (HarperCollins). She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and spent over ten years writing everything from B2B marketing emails to investigative feature articles, from non-profit press releases to corporate brochures. She now spends her time making it up as she goes along, both as an author of fiction and as a mom. Hanna lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family. Her next book is the upcoming YA mystery QUEEN OF THE TILES (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster 2022).
The Weight of Our Sky (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster, 2019)
The Girl & The Ghost (HarperCollins, 2020)
For The Weight of Our Sky:
- Winner, 2019 Freeman Awards, Young Adult/High School Literature
- Kirkus Reviews Best YA of 2019
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year selection 2020
- A Children’s Book Council Notable Social Studies Book for 2020
- Starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness
For The Girl & The Ghost:
- Kirkus Prize 2020 finalist
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- A Kids Indie Next List Fall 2020 pick
- Kirkus Reviews Best MG of 2020
- Starred Kirkus Review