*Nye, Naomi Shihab: -Naomi Shihab Nyeis a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets *, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist ...

*Nye, Naomi Shihab: -Naomi Shihab Nyeis a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets *, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.