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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
Such a great story with strong characters! Beautifully written with so many powerful lines I loved. A great book for building empathy and tearing down walls that divide.
A beatifully sweet and refreshing story, told from a point of view that we need more of. I haven't read much middle grade, but this covers such important topics in the most accessible way. Everybody pick this up.
This is a middle-grade novel I picked up to expand my selection of usual YA reads and I'm glad I found this book. The blurb: Twelve-year-old Jude lives in a coastal tourist town in Syria where many people go to get away. While Jude wants to become a movie star, her older brother, Issa, wants more from their future than the oppression overtaking their beloved country. As the tumult crawls closer to Jude's home, Issa yearns to join the revolution in Aleppo, Baba refuses to leave his seaside store, and Mama believes the safest place for Jude, herself, and the baby she is carrying is with Jude's Uncle Mazin and Aunt Michelle in America.
I loved the relationship dynamic between the main character, Jude, and her family. The obstacles Jude faces in her school and in the community are those many non-English immigrants face. The story is told thoughtfully and is full of emotion and well-balanced with humor, crises, and sadness.
This book should be in every middle school library as an example of the need for empathy and understanding. The themes of friendship, family, and immigration brought on by war are discussed.
I loved the relationship dynamic between the main character, Jude, and her family. The obstacles Jude faces in her school and in the community are those many non-English immigrants face. The story is told thoughtfully and is full of emotion and well-balanced with humor, crises, and sadness.
This book should be in every middle school library as an example of the need for empathy and understanding. The themes of friendship, family, and immigration brought on by war are discussed.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
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:
No
this book is so powerful, it manages to be both heart wrenching AND heartwarming at the same time
Grateful to have spent my day reading this powerful middle grade novel in free verse about Jude whose life changes around her as her life in Syria becomes dangerous. A great reminder and conversation starter about seeing the humanity in others at all times, adding it to my best books of the year list #pernillerecommends
A heartfelt and robust coming of age story about a middle schooler from Syria who migrates to the US with her pregnant mother and must learn how to navigate in America. Meanwhile her father and brother have differing viewpoints of how to stabilize their country and what to prioritize (freedom vs safety, democracy vs tradition). Beautifully and thoughtfully written.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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
emotional
hopeful
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