This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself. Other Words for Home Book Readings HarperCollins Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Vaneh Assadourian Book Trailers Video Book Trailer from Bethel Park Public. Jasmine Warga’s 2019 Other Words for Home is a middle grade novel in verse. 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. 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. 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. 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 Kirkus Reviews Poetic, immersive, hopeful. 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.
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