Arvin Ahmadi

Arvin Ahmadi is the author of Down and Across, Girl Gone Viral and How It All Blew Up.

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The Meaning of My Sept. 11 Birthday

My ninth birthday fell on a school day, a bright and clear-skied Tuesday in September. I expected my mom to bring cupcakes to school during lunch, a tradition I loved because for one day each...

By Arvin Ahmadi
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