"Through Jude's eyes readers see firsthand what it is to leave behind one's beloved home and family as many refugees do every single day. Young readers will laugh with Jude, cry with her, and root for her every step of the way. A beautiful, powerful, and necessary book for all readers." - Aisha Saeed, New York Times bestselling author of Amal Unbound. "Through Jude's eyes readers see firsthand what it is to leave behind one's beloved home and family as many refugees do every single day. Young readers will laugh with Jude, cry with her, and root for her every step of the way. A beautiful, powerful, and necessary book." - Aisha Saeed, New York Times bestselling author of Amal Unbound.
"Other Words for Home is a gorgeously written middle grade novel with words that soar off the page. Jude's story is a search for home, and an exploration of what happens when everything about home changes. Told in stunning verse and featuring an effortlessly lovable narrator, this book will be a staple of middle grade shelves for years to come." - Rachel Strolle,Teen Librarian, Glenside Public Library "Other Words for Home is a gorgeously written middle grade novel with words that soar off the page. Told in stunning verse and featuring an effortlessly lovable narrator, this book will be a staple of middle grade shelves for years to come." - Rachel Strolle, Teen Librarian, Glenside Public Library "Other Words for Home is a salve for the world we live in today. It's a hope-filled story that doesn't pander but instead peels back layers of culture and identity, fear and prejudice, exile and belonging, all wrapped around a young Syrian girl--Jude. Checked with equal parts fear and moxie, Jude is a heart trying to figure out how to beat outside the body.
I ached for, but simultaneously found that though our stories are different, I am her. This is a necessary story. We're lucky to have it in the world." - Jason Reynolds, award-winning, bestselling author of Ghost and Long Way Down "This is a necessary story. We're lucky to have it in the world." - Jason Reynolds award-winning bestselling author of Ghost and Long Way Down "This powerful middle grade novel explores the complicated concepts of war and corruption, home, family, [and] belonging. Highly recommended for all libraries, this title will easily find a home next to books like Refugee by Alan Gratz and Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai." - School Library Journal (starred review) "Convincing and authentic, infused with thoughtfulness, humor, determination, and hope.
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." - Horn Book (starred review) "Jasmine Warga's exceptional middle grade debut is a moving story about family, belonging, and the difficulty of straddling two cultures. The story is told in sure, thoughtful verse, with Warga skillfully drawing parallels between the political and social climates of both Syria and the U.S. through the eyes of an insightful and relatable main character, Jude." - Sara Grochowski, Children's Specialists, McLean & Eakin Booksellers [In] this timely book. rhythmic lines distill Jude's deepest emotions. Warga effectively shows, as she writes in an author's note, that "children who are fleeing from a war zone.
want the same things all of us do--love, understanding, safety, a chance at happiness." - Publishers Weekly (starred review).