Other Words for Home

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By Jasmine Warga
Publisher HarperCollins
Other Words for Home
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Description 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 shed 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 havent quite prepared her for starting school in the USand her new label of Middle Eastern, an identity shes never known before.But this life also brings unexpected surprisesthere are new friends, a whole new family, and a sc...

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59136 words59,136 words
352 pages352 pages
Lexile 930LLexile 930L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2019Published 2019

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9780062747822

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