Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Warga, Jasmine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062747800 ISBN-13: 9780062747808 Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2018961861 |
Lexile Measure: 930 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Ethnic Orientation - Middle East |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 504111 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Warga, Jasmine: - Jasmine Warga is the author of My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over twenty languages, and Here We Are Now. Her debut middle grade book is Other Words for Home. She lives and writes in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can visit Jasmine online at www.jasminewarga.com. |