George Jreije (“jer-age”) is the author of many books, including the acclaimed Shad Hadid fantasy series, the Junior Library Gold Standard Bashir Boutros fantasy series, and the upcoming graphic novels, Tarik’s Bazaar Adventure as well as Lilo and the League of Librarians. He also writes short stories across age categories and genres in collaboration with Scholastic, UNICEF, and others. George served as the inaugural author-in-residence for the Concord Library and has been a guest of honor as well as an instructor for Gotham Writer’s Workshop, WriteHive, the Highlights Foundation, and more. When not writing or helping other writers, George loves visiting schools as well as scouring the world (especially his native Lebanon) for delicious food.
