Karen Leggett AbourayaKaren Leggett Abouraya is the author of Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books, which received the Arab American Book Award and a California Reading Association's Eureka! Book Award honor, along with recognition asa Notable Book for a Global Society. About why she wrote this book, Abouraya says, "Reading is such a wonderful way to learn about what's important in other people's lives." She and her husband live in Silver Spring, Maryland. You can find out more about her online at childrenslit.com/2014/11/05/karen-leggett-abouraya. Read More Read Less