Other words for home novel5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() This story will allow for dialogue about the immigration process, but more importantly it will spur conversation about how people are treated based on their cultural background. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself. Other Words for Home is an immigration story, but it is also a coming-of-age story that focuses on finding a sense of belonging, even within one’s own family. ![]() Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. ![]() The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US-and her new label of "Middle Eastern," an identity she's never known before.īut this life also brings unexpected surprises-there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.Īt first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga is a free verse novel telling the story of 12-year-old Jude who lives with her family on a coastal town in Syria. New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to. Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book!Ī gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed. ![]()
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