Hello everyone! Today I'm reviewing Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, and let me tell you, this is an amazing book! We recently had a unit in social studies where we learned about different religions in the Middle East, and I was instantly reminded of the book Other Words for Home. It's about a young Syrian refugee named Jude, who moves to America with her pregnant mother. She has to leave her father and her brother behind and move in with her aunt, uncle, and not-so-friendly cousin. No one in America seems to understand her, except for the kids in her ESL class and the owners of the Middle Eastern restaurant in town. Jude has to constantly explain to people that wearing a hijab is a choice and that she didn't enter the US illegally. Everything is so difficult for Jude, especially after a super racist action that has her thinking that no one wants her in the US. While in a not-so-welcoming community, can Jude find herself without all the friends she left behind? Email me at [email protected].

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