Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
A brief overview of the story...
A novel in verse...Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming hard, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. But this life also brings unexpected surprises--there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is.
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Poetry, kindness, cruelty, moving to the US, feeling alone, community
This is Jude
Jude is 12 years old.
She is from Syria.
She speaks her mind.
She lives with her mother, father and brother.
She speaks Arabic and English.
She loves American movies.
She dreams of being a movie star.
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Where is Syria?
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Jude lives here.
Syria - in the Middle East
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Syria (before the war)
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Syria (before the war)
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War in Syria
There has been a civil war in Syria for the last
eight years.
The fighting is between:
AND
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Refugees
What is a refugee?
A REFUGEE is someone who has been forced to flee their country because of war or violence.
Syrian Refugees
The Syrian War created a REFUGEE CRISIS:
Many Syrians became refugees, and left for other countries, including the United States - just like Jude and her mother.
It’s a CRISIS because the Syrian War created millions of refugees.
Jude leaves Syria
For their safety, Jude and her mother
leave Syria and move to Cincinnati, Ohio
They are now refugees in the United States.
Jude’s father and brother stay behind in Syria.
Syria to Cincinnati, Ohio
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Syria
Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jude in Syria
Performer
Loud
Brave
Speaks Arabic, learning English
Shares her voice
Jude in Ohio
Observant
Learning more English
Starts wearing a hijab
Shy
...but soon learns to shine
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