Firoozeh Dumas is a New York Times bestselling author and humorist whose books are used in schools across the country. She has written for the NYTimes, LATImes, and many other newspapers and magazines. Her writing has brought her many awards, including the Spirit of America Award, a prize she proudly shares with President Jimmy Carter, Rosa Parks, and the beloved Mr. Rogers. Firoozeh has been active on the lecture circuit for over twenty years, speaking at schools and conferences in the US and abroad, where she uses the oral storytelling skills that she learned from her father, Kazem. Firoozeh’s work has taken her to the White House, but her career highlight was being an $800 clue on Jeopardy, which was, in fact, answered correctly. Her work has also been displayed (without her permission, of course) on the subway cars in Tehran, Iran. Firoozeh is currently trying to sell her first screenplay, which is based on her third book, It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel.