This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. But 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. 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. 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. 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. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. Other Words for Home 2019 HarperCollinsENGLISH 368 Print Pages ratings (177) borrow by Jasmine Warga Newbery Honor Book A 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. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself.Published by Balzer and Bray/Harper CollinsĢ021-2022 Nominee - Intermediate SynopsisĪ 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.

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. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. Other Words for Home is a sweet and hopeful story about a young girl named Jude who is separated from her father and brother when she moves from Syria to the U.S. Her new home brings a wash of contradictions. She leaves behind her father and brother to seek safety with her mother in the United States. Jude faces many challenges throughout the book. A 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. Other Words for Home is a middle grade novel, written in verse, that tells the story of Jude, a Syrian refugee.

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