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Other Words for Home

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

    • 4.5 • 85 Ratings
    • $9.99

Publisher Description

New York Times bestseller and 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.

GENRE
Kids
RELEASED
2019
May 28
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
368
Pages
PUBLISHER
Balzer + Bray
SELLER
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
SIZE
1.5
MB
AUDIENCE
Grades 3-7

Customer Reviews

HTREED14 ,

Henry

This book is really good each chapter is something different and it will shock you or be a cliffhanger. But I am looking forward to reading more books by this author.

bmfjgokayimgay ,

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH

Amazing book overall and I recommend

🥶😶‍🌫️🤬😓😡😥🥵😶‍🌫️😱 ,

Awesome

It’s amazing
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