The release date for the English version of 'Other Words for Home' by
Jasmine Warga is May 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
I'm getting better at being both happy and sad at the same time.
Jude never imagined that she would be traveling all the way across the Atlantic to Syria to say goodbye to her father and her adored older brother. However, Jude and her mother are moved to live with relatives in Cincinnati when unrest breaks out in their community.
Everything in America appears too loud and rapid at first. Jude has always enjoyed American films, but they didn't fully prepare her for starting school in the US and accepting her new identity as "Middle Eastern," which she has never known before. However, this existence also offers unforeseen delights: Jude may decide to try out for the school musical, make new acquaintances, and form an entirely new family. Maybe Jude can be accepted for who she truly is in America as well.