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Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi Irish author writing across young adult, middle grade, and adult fiction and nonfiction. Her young adult books include The Henna Wars, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, A Million to One, and The Dos and Donuts of Love; she won the YA Book Prize and KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards.

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

2023 · Romance

2 editions: Print · 2023 | eBook · 2023

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Perfect Valentine's Day Read! A girl competes in a televised baking competition with contestants including her ex-girlfriend and a potential new crush, in this punny romance perfect for fans of The Great British Bake Off and She Drives Me Crazy ! “Welcome to the first ever Junior Irish Baking Show!” Shireen Malik is still reeling from the breakup with her ex-girlfriend, Chris, when she receives news that she’s been accepted as a contestant on a new televised baking competition show. This is Shireen’s dream come true! Winning will not only mean prize money, but it will also bring some much-needed attention to her parents’ beloved donut shop. Things get complicated, though, because Chris is also a contestant on the show. Then there’s the very outgoing Niamh, a fellow contestant who is becoming fast friends with Shireen. Things are heating up between them, and not just in the kitchen. As the competition intensifies , Shireen will have to ignore all these factors and more— including potential sabotage—if she wants a sweet victory!

Print · 2023 · English

eBook · Feiwel & Friends · 2023 · English

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More About Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar was born in Dhaka and has lived in Dublin since she was ten . She writes across young adult, middle grade, and adult fiction and nonfiction, drawing on a Bangladeshi Irish life and on the questions of belonging that follow migration.

The Henna Wars and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating anchor her young adult bibliography, alongside A Million to One, The Dos and Donuts of Love, Rani Choudhury Must Die, and Four Eids and a Funeral. Her publisher records the YA Book Prize and KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards among her honors.

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YA Book Prize

Jaigirdar’s publisher biography records her as the winner of the YA Book Prize 2022.

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  1. Bio — Adiba Jaigirdar ↗
  2. Adiba Jaigirdar | Simon & Schuster ↗
  3. Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating — podcast discussion ↗
  4. The Henna Wars — Kirkus Reviews ↗