These last words sum up the book pretty well. Jude is nervous about her move but gaining a new perspective (just a squint, not a complete change) and then manages to adjust to those changes with her new experiences. #NCHPedsReads

This chapter was hard to read. Those words resonate in a lot of us. When you feel that you belong, it‘s almost like not feeling anything, however, when you feel that you don‘t belong it consumes you and while days come and go, the emptiness stays. #nchpeds

When Jude said Americans love labels, that spoke to me because I‘ve experienced some of her feelings when moving to a new place. It‘s definitely intimidating, I hope she can learn to adjust to her environment.

I have been enjoying reading “Other words for home” by Jasmine Warga. Jude is trying to get acclimated to the American way of life. I took a picture of this excerpt here because I can‘t seem to get away from homophones and making connections from class to text. Can‘t wait to see what happens next!

Jude has made the move and left her family behind. She has overcome many obstacles and continues to in her new home. Being in a new country with a new language is difficult but throw in cultural differences and it‘s a whole other ball game! #NCHPedsReads #janPEDSreads

Jude is a young girl from Syria, an aspiring movie star and best friend to her cousin and brother, Fatima and Issa. She remembers the old Syria with bustling tourists, scents of money and French perfume however this summer will be different according to Fatima. Issa and baba‘s tension grows stronger when Issa is no longer welcome to ghadah. Issa and Baba argue about political change. Jude feels this has broken up her family.