katiegrrrl 's review for:

Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

5.0

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A beautiful coming of age story told in verse. Nima thinks she should have been someone else, someone more out going, more beautiful. She learns a little more about her mother’s past, her immigration to America and starts to see her present a with different eyes. The authors use of magical realism gives depth to the story and helps Nima take off the rose colored glasses.

YMA 2022 Coretta Scott King Author Book Award honor