OTHER WORDS FROM HOME is available at bookstores and libraries everywhere. We’re lucky to have it in the world.” I couldn’t agree more.

As Jason Reynolds says in his blurb for OTHER WORDS FROM HOME, “This is a necessary story. It would be an excellent classroom read for the story alone, but the use of figurative language to show depth of emotion is a master class in itself too. This timely and relevant book is an important read for everyone, regardless of age. Jude’s voice carries her story to a place deep inside your heart.

Her character is luminous and a great inspiration for all. 'A realistic portrait of the strength it takes to move to a new country, as well as of the complicated dynamics between first- and second-generation immigrants. Jude is naïve and vulnerable, but she approaches her problems without fear of failure. Home Other Words for Home Jasmine Warga A hopeful middle grade novel in free verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States. Our Verdict GET IT Kirkus Reviews Best Books Of 2019 New York Times Bestseller READ REVIEW 13 OTHER WORDS FOR HOME by Jasmine Warga RELEASE DATE: A story about war and displacement, resilience and adjustment. The plot is completely immersive–we live with Jude through her transition from Syrian to immigrant to middle school student. OTHER WORDS FOR HOME Kirkus Reviews Poetic, immersive, hopeful. The writing is sparse, but deliberate in its word choice. I love that the author chose to share this evocative story in verse. But with her persistence of spirit, Jude works to find home in America, a place where she can simply be herself. Even Jude herself is now a “Middle Easterner.” Unfortunately, that label causes her a lot of strife, and while Jude tries her best to muddle through all the everyday problems every middle grader faces in America, she also must deal with Islamaphobia and racism. Despite all this trying to fit in, she can’t help but worry about her brother and papa in war-torn Syria, and then there’s the fact that everything in America seems to be labeled and categorized. Jude tries to find the comforts of home in her new everyday life–trying new things, making friends, adjusting to her uncle’s family. When life at home begins to get too dangerous for Jude and her expectant mom, they leave her papa and beloved, but rebellious brother behind in Syria and go to Cincinnati to stay with Jude’s uncle.Įverything in America is different from home.

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