title: The Magical Reality of Nadia
text: # The Magical Reality of Nadia
  
  The Magical Reality of Nadia is a 2021 children's book by Bassem Yousef and Catherine R. Daly, published by Scholastic Books. The illustrator is Douglas Holgate.
  
  It is about a girl named Nadia, a student at a California middle school, who finds she has a magical amulet after being bullied by a student over her Egyptian American ethnicity.
  
  In 2020 Youssef had plans to make a television show out of the series.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Publishers Weekly wrote that "Youssef and Daly strike a solid balance between magical worldbuilding, witty humor, and a unifying anti-xenophobic theme."
  
  Kirkus Reviews wrote "Readers will cheer for Nadia."
  
  