![]() Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself. Kindle 6.99 Rate this book Other Words for Home Jasmine Warga 4.44 27,407 ratings4,456 reviews Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Middle Grade & Children's (2019) I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. 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.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 about a twelve-year-old Syrian girl, Jude, who just not had to leave her home but is forced to separate from her father and brother. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. ![]() 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.Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. ![]()
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