Leila Rasheed is the author of the delightful Bathsheba Clarice de Trop series for middle-grade readers, published by Usborne in the UK. Her books are written in diary form and are very popular among girls ages 9 to 12. Rasheed is currently very busy promoting her newly released Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens: The Theatrical Third Diary of Bathsheba Clarice De Trop, the third book in the series. She holds a Master's Degree in Children's Literature and is a children's bookseller in Brussels, Belgium.
It's a pleasure having you here, Leila. Why don't you start by telling us a little about yourself?
Okay, here are ten things about me…
1) My first pets were three white rats called Snap. Crackle and Pop. They lived on our balcony on the sixth floor, and one by one, mysteriously disappeared. My mother thinks a hawk was involved. I like to believe it was aliens.
2) Speaking of aliens, the last film I saw at the cinema was Star Trek. It was good but I didn’t think it was as amazing as everyone says it it.
3) Speaking of films, my favourite film is Bladerunner.
4) Speaking of Bladerunner, I used to want to be an archaeologist because of watching Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones movies.
5) Speaking of archaeology, I’ve been to Pompeii three times, and I still haven’t seen all of it – that place is BIG.
6) Speaking of threes, my third book comes out at the end of June, it’s called Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens: The Theatrical Third Diary of Bathsheba Clarice De Trop.
7) Speaking of diaries, I know writers are supposed to keep diaries but I don’t. I’ve tried but I never managed it for more than a few days.
8) Speaking of things writers are supposed to do, I do write in cafes. I find the background noise relaxing but not distracting.
9) Speaking of distracting, the most distracting thing in the world for me is the internet.
10) And speaking of the internet, I’d like to say thank you Mayra for featuring this interview on your website!
When did you decide you wanted to become an author?
Article comments
1 - Jodie Knight
I thought these books were the best books I have read and I only started reading them one month ago, if I had to rate these books I would give them a 5 star rating!