Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Written By: Jasmine Warga

Genre: Children's, Poetry, YA, Middle Grade, Contemporary

Synopsis:

I am learning how to be
sad
and happy
at the same time.

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.

Format: Hardcover, 342 Pages

Setting: Syria, Cincinnati

Awards: Newbery Medal Nominee (2020),Arab American Book Award Nominee for Children's/Young Adult(2020),Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee(2021),California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate(2022),Ohioana Book Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Literature(2020),Truman Readers Award Nominee(2022),Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's(2019),NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor Book(2020),Walter Dean Myers Award Nominee for Younger Readers Category(2020),Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee(2022),Ignyte Award Nominee for Best in MG(2020)

Goodreads Rating: 3.83

*This book is pre-loved, but has been carefully looked through to ensure it is not missing any pages and is in good condition. All visible flaws have been documented in the product photos.