Look and Listen

Biography

Eleven year old Samira Davis is a first time co-author of Nikko and Sierra's Adventures, a series of books beginning with No More Knuckle Sandwiches, released Summer, 2011. The Haunted Mansion, another book in the series, is scheduled for release mid October 2011, just in time for Halloween. Samira is a fifth grader who resides in Maryland with her parents and seven year old brother, Sivaad. An international traveler, Samira has visited such places as Egypt, London, Paris, Mauritius, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Canada and several cities in the US. Her favorite things are science, animals, knitting/crocheting, and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys helping family members prepare meals as she believes she is a pretty good junior chef. Samira enjoys writing short stories and plays. She likes to read and watch movies about mystery and science fiction. Edwina Davis is a former clinical social worker with more than fifteen years in the child abuse and neglect arena. She is currently a business owner and coach in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also the host of two blogtalk radio shows, Set It In Motion and The Best Authors Lounge (TBALounge).

Inspiration

Samira: What inspired me to write this book is the fact that people were killing themselves because they were being bullied. My aunty told me that my birth-month, April is child abuse prevention month and I thought it would be cool to write a book to help stop it. Edwina - I've always had a desire to help which is the reason I chose social work as my profession. Now that I've been out of the field for some time, I thought writing would be a great way to help.