A Syrian kid comes to Ohio in Jasmine Warga's 'Other Words for Home'

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English - December 17, 2019 05:15 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Jasmine Warga's first middle grade novel, "Other Words for Home," is making tons of 2019 book lists and for good reason. The timely, emotional and hopeful novel in verse follows a Syrian sixth grader as she adjusts to her new home in Cincinnati even as she experiences uncertainty and fear.

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