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. 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. “…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…” It needs to be required reading in schools. It’s very much a story that is supposed to bring about important, cross-cultural dialogue and I can’t think of a better audience to start this conversation with than young children. There were so many things that were touched upon, so many prejudices Muslims and people of colour go through that were captured perfectly. I love that we got to see the struggles of what home and America means through the lens of a child.
We follow Jude, a young Syrian refugee who moves to the US with her mother, leaving home due to the civil unrest, trying to navigate life in America. This story perfectly depicts what it is 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. Middle grade out here representing my Muslim identity better than any YA or adult book.
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