Other Words for Home

Other Words for Home is a 2019 free verse children's book by Jasmine Warga. The story is about a family of Syrian refugees with Jude, a 12-year-old girl, as protagonist.[1] The book won a 2020 Newbery Honor.[2]

Other Words for Home
AuthorJasmine Warga
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
May 28, 2019
Pages352
AwardsNewbery Honor
ISBN978-0-06-274780-8

Summary

The book is divided into six parts.[3]

Part I : Change

The story introduces Jude, a Syrian girl who aspires to be a movie star, and the sea-bordering city she lives in. The city's primary income depends on tourism, and tourists from around the world come. Jude is forbidden by her father to talk to the tourists. Fatima is Jude's neighbor and best friend. While they were once very close, they have started to drift away, as Fatima begins to mature and wear the hijab. Issa, Jude's older brother, is a revolutionary, who opposes the Syrian government. Issa's views cause a rift between him and Jude's father. Issa moves out of his family's house at the relatively young age of 16. Issa's apartment is raided by the Syrian police. Jude's mother is pregnant, and she and Jude have decided to leave Syria for the United States.

Reviews
  1. Other Words for Home. Kirkus Reviews. March 3, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. León, Concepción de (January 27, 2020). "Graphic Novel Wins Newbery Medal for the First Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. "Other Words for Home". August 14, 2021.
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