# Sara Amini: The Stories We Carry and the Friends Who See Them

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Podcast: [Shifting Schools: Conversations for K12 Educators](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shifting-schools-conversations-for-k12-educators-721439)
Published: 2026-04-13T11:47:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1466

## Resource

What can a graphic novel teach educators about belonging, friendship, and the inner lives of young people? Sara Amini is an actor and author whose semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel Mixed Feelings started as a collection of essays before finding its real form. In this conversation, she and Tricia dig into why the graphic novel gave her a sharper way to tell a story about not fitting neatly into any one category, and what that means for the kids (and adults) who read it. They talk about humor as a way into hard topics like racism, xenophobia, puberty, and loneliness. Sara explains how she thinks like a director when writing visually, and why graphic novels open up something different in classrooms that text alone doesn't reach. The conversation keeps circling back to a question worth sitting with: what are students carrying that we're not seeing, and what kinds of stories help us notice? Want a free copy of Mixed Feelings ? Email tricia@shiftingschools.com a screenshot of your podcast rating by April 15th to enter.

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