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last updated Sep 25, 2022 09:27AM
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A moving and important novel in verse. Jude and her mom flee war torn Syria, leaving behind her father and brother.
Excellent middle grade book. Narrator on audiobook did a beautiful job narrating different accents and characters.
Really enjoyed reading this with my daughter. Really powerful story and gave us the chance to talk about important and hard things.
This is a beautiful story about a girl who is a Syrian refugee, wanting to be seen for who she really is. Kids will both relate to Jude and learn from her at the same time. Bonus points for making me cry - not many books written for middle schoolers are able to tug at my heartstrings the way this one did. I will DEFINITELY be recommending this one.
** I have a bag log of Newbery winners on my bookshelf that I want to read before school is back in session, so expect more Middle Grade book reviews ...more
** I have a bag log of Newbery winners on my bookshelf that I want to read before school is back in session, so expect more Middle Grade book reviews ...more
This was a beautifully written story of a Syrian teen’s experience arriving in America, leaving part of her family behind.
This book was simply stunning - it was a perfect choice for a novel in verse because the language was poetic and invited space for processing from the reader. It shows you America from the perspective of someone moving here as a refugee in both funny and heartbreaking ways. The kindly ESL teacher and Jude's relationship with her mother in light of her pregnancy were some of the highlights for me. Highly recommended.
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Jan 27, 2020
Christina MOVED TO STORYGRAPH Perucci
rated it
really liked it
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Dec 17, 2021
Jody Rowan
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
read-2021,
immigrant-experience
Mar 01, 2023
Kristi
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really liked it
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Shelves:
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