“Offers offers 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.” (The Horn Book, *starred review*) “Told in verse and divided into five sections chronicling Jude’s flight from Syria and adjustment to America, this powerful middle grade novel explores the complicated concepts of war and corruption, home, family, belonging, and how, in Jude’s own words, “It is strange to feel lucky/for something that is making my heart feel so sad.” ( School Library Journal, * starred review*) want the same things all of us do-love, understanding, safety, a chance at happiness.” (Publishers Weekly, * starred review*) Warga effectively shows, as she writes in an author’s note, that “children who are fleeing from a war zone. rhythmic lines distill Jude’s deepest emotions…. “From start to finish, Warga's middle-grade debut puts its hands around your heart and holds it…Other Words for Home should find its way into every middle-grade reader’s hands.” ( Booklist, * starred review*) Poetic, immersive, hopeful.” (Kirkus Reviews, *starred review* ) confront the difficult realities of being Muslim and Arab in the U.S. “Warga portrays with extraordinary talent the transformation of a family’s life before and after the war began in Syria.… Her free-verse narration cuts straight to the bone. She deserves to shine in the spotlight, and so does Other Words for Home.” (NPR)
I wanted nothing more than to be her friend and listen to whatever she had to say about life. It's a book about kindness, for one it sings, for another…And that's Jude. “ Poetic and powerful…There are so many reasons to read this novel. 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. –and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the U.S. But when things in her home town 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 her, all the way across the ocean in Syria. *purchase Links: - Indiebound - Barnes & Noble - Amazon -Apple
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