Other Words for Home

Newbery Honor Book! A 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. 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. 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. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself.

About the author

Jasmine Warga is the New York Times bestselling author of Other Words for Home, a Newbery Honor Book and a Walter Honor Book for Younger Readers; The Shape of Thunder; and A Rover’s Story. Her teen books, Here We Are Now and My Heart and Other Black Holes, have been translated into over twenty-five languages. She lives in the Chicago area with her family. You can visit Jasmine online at jasminewarga.com.

Product details

• Authors: Jasmine Warga, Warga Jasmine
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780062747808
• ISBN: 978-0-06-274780-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Middle East, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration, JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / Middle East, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Middle East