We follow Jude, a young Syrian refugee who moves to Middle grade out here representing my Muslim identity better than any YA or adult book. The type of people who help you rise.” This story perfectly depicts what it like to be an immigrant, to have parents who are immigrants, the difficulty of assimilating into a society that strongly believes you don’t belong. It is said about the nicest kindest people. “There is an Arabic proverb that says: She makes you feel like a loaf of freshly baked bread. Middle grade out here representing my Muslim identity better than any YA or adult book. It's beautiful and wholesome as well as educational and inspirational. It just broke my heart.īut the book wrapped up well and good. What shook me the most was the way how immigrants get threatened for no fault of theirs.Īnd what made me cry was the uncertainty of not knowing whether young adults and teenagers like the older brother in the story was dead or alive. I appreciate how the adults and the education system were represented as. The themes handled in this book are coming of age family bond and most importantly the discrimination and the cultural differences which the immigrants have to face in another country. It's rati The story is told from the perspective of Jude who had to leave Syria with her mother to America due to the uncertain situation rising up in her hometown, leaving her father, older brother, her best friend and her relatives behind. The story is told from the perspective of Jude who had to leave Syria with her mother to America due to the uncertain situation rising up in her hometown, leaving her father, older brother, her best friend and her relatives behind. Generosity is just another word for love. I guess that’s what this book is really about, the ever-growing need for generosity. No one ever grows poor from giving, sharing what you have does not make what you have worth any less. We are in a period of human history, where empathy is needed more than ever. deeply engaging and filled with hope and empathy. Jude`s words depict the difficulties of all those displaced because of local conflicts and wars and are adjusting to a new reality that is difficult but also appears to be hopeful.
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This gives a perspective and point of view of a person who feels ‘alienated’ and is being judged based on her skin colour, the kind of clothes she wears and the food she eats. This story, written in the format of a free-verse poem, is narrated by a 12-year-old Jude, who suddenly finds herself in a world where she is being treated ‘differently’. "Hoping, I am starting to think, is the bravest thing a person can do."Īn honest, hopeful and relevant tale of a young Syrian girl who comes to live with her uncle in Ohio, United States. This “…and, I just want to live in a country where we can all have dinner again without shouting about our president or rebels or revolution…” “…and, I just want to live in a country where we can all have dinner again without shouting about our president or rebels or revolution…” "Hoping, I am starting to think, is the bravest thing a person can do." An honest, hopeful and relevant tale of a young Syrian girl who comes to live with her uncle in Ohio, United States. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is.more But this life also brings unexpected surprises-there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US-and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.Īt first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud.
Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria.
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The American movies I am learning how to be At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time.
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