Seattle, Washington — 2026-11-05
Linda Soules Releases 'So You Want To Be An International Aid Worker,' a Career Guide for Ages 10–14
The 43-page book, credited with a 2026 Purple Dragonfly Grand Prize and an EVVY Silver Award, explains humanitarian work without talking down to kids
Author Linda Soules has released So You Want To Be An International Aid Worker: A Kids' Guide to Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Relief, Refugee Camps, and the Caring People Who Bring Help to Strangers in Crisis, a 43-page children's nonfiction title for readers ages 10 to 14. The book is available now at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1972766856 (ISBN 978-1-972766-85-9). It explains what humanitarian workers do, how they are trained and hired, and what the job costs emotionally. According to the book's description, it carries a Grand Prize from the 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards and a Silver Award in Children's Nonfiction from the 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards. It is the latest title in Soules's So You Want To Be A... career-exploration series.
