The tourists come from Damascus and Aleppo. In the summer, I always hold my nose to avoid

You can smell the sprawling jasmine and the salt water It is almost summer and everywhere smells like fish, My uncle Abdalla, who loved me from across one,Īnd my cousin Jude, whose name I borrowed. Read moreĮspecially my father, who crossed an ocean, This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. 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.īut 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.

But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.Īt first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself.New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book!Ī 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.

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.īut 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. Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book!Ī 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.

Other words for home by jasmine warga