Other words for home
Warga, Jasmine2019
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A lyrical and moving middle-grade novel in verse about a Syrian girl who moves to the United States, from the acclaimed author of "My Heart and Other Black Holes." New York Timesbestseller and Newbery Honor Book!A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl whomust 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.
Main title:
Other words for home / Jasmine Warga.
Author:
Warga, Jasmine, author
Edition:
First Edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
Collation:
342 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:
Interest age level: Ages 8-12.
ISBN:
9780062747808 ((hardcover))
Dewey class:
[Fic]
Language:
English
Subject:
Refugee children -- Juvenile fictionEmigration and immigration -- Juvenile fictionSyrians -- United States -- Juvenile fictionNonfiction 7+Children's and Teenage: GeographyChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage: Social issuesInterest age: from c 8 yearsChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Stories in verseChildren's / Teenage: PoetryChildren's / Teenage general interest: Literature, books & writersChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalismMiddle EastCincinnati (Ohio) -- Juvenile fictionChildren's storiesEmigration and immigration -- FictionSyrians -- America -- FictionNovels in verseSyriansRefugee childrenEmigration and immigrationUnited StatesOhio -- CincinnatiNovels in verseJuvenile worksFictionNovels in verse
BRN:
1113685