Written by: Munib Rezaie
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Munib Rezaie was born in Belgium, and grew up in Brazil, Macau, and China before his family settled down in the US. He holds a PhD in Communication and is currently completing a Master's degree in School Counseling. His work in education has included positions as university instructor as well as teacher, administrator, and school counselor in the K-12 setting, where he frequently leads discussions on gender and masculinity. When he's not writing about himself in the third person, Munib enjoys playing drums and the ukulele, watching movies, jumping rope, and exploring Atlanta with his wife Melanie, and their two sons, Tristan and Thornton. Meet Coach Ben marks his debut as a children's book writer.
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Illustrated by: Ron Lapitan
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Ron Lapitan is a comic artist whose current webcomic, Ron's Bahá'í Comics, can be read on Webtoon. Previously, he published a graphic novel, The Earth is One Country, which follows a Sikh, a Christian, a Muslim, and a Bahá'í who go on an adventure and learn about their common values; and a book, We Laughed, which follows conversations with middle schoolers about social change, and conversations with friends of different faiths and no faith about God. Professionally, Ron works for the Tahirih Justice Center, a non-profit organization that supports courageous immigrant women and girls combatting forms of gender-based violence in their own lives through pro bono legal and social services.
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