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Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

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platoniciris's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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laurenleigh's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I don’t normally expect to be blown away by a middle grade novel, but this was stunning. What an incredible portrayal of a Muslim immigrant girl in middle America. Warga has that beautiful quality to her writing where she can bring the plot along while simultaneously giving me poetic lines I want to ponder on for awhile. I was most struck by her description of being an ESL kid. Being a 12 year-old is already a LOT. But to do middle school in the Midwest, coming from Syria and not having a strong grasp on the language? Wow. That is next level strength. The other kids in the ESL class were so sweet, as was Jude’s relationship with them. Jude’s other relationships with her mother, her cousin, her other friends at school were all quite realistic and multi-layered. In Jude‘s culture, girls start wearing a hijab when they first get their period, and watching Jude’s experience of this was very enlightening. I learned and felt a lot during this short but impactful novel.

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sunnyreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I cried at the end during the author's note. Other Words for Home is a beautifully written story of Jude, a young Syrian girl fleeing her war-torn country with her pregnant mama for America, which is too loud and too fast for her in the beginning, leaving behind her Baba and brother. It's such a lovely story about home and family. I listened to it on audio and highly enjoyed it in that format.

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graceheiberger's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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reevins's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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enbylibrary's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

What a gosh darn delight this was! I loved Jude, and her confidence and “punch”. She was so emotionally intelligent for a twelve-year-old. With this book winning the Newberry, I hope that everyone gets to read it.

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