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Downtown Kids Reference 0-week checkout	R Newberry honor 2020	0-week checkout	Library Use Only
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Warga, Jasmine	4-week checkout	Due 04-25-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Warga, Jasmine	4-week checkout	Due 05-10-2024
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Warga, Jasmine	4-week checkout	Due 05-02-2024

Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises.

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Loved it submitted by johnbiancke on July 25, 2020, 3:50pm A must read for all ages

amazing submitted by SadieRose on July 6, 2022, 5:04pm we need more books like this in our world

Beautiful story told in verse submitted by alisonhatch94 on July 20, 2022, 8:50pm This was just an amazing book, beautifully written and a must-read for middle grade readers. Really gave me a perspective into what refugees experience coming to the US. Such a great story.

Stories of empowerment! submitted by czadams on August 28, 2022, 10:46am Such an amazing book! Feminist unite!

Jasmine Warga for the win submitted by cdeucher on July 23, 2023, 7:53am Warga's story about the refugee experience is beautiful. Leaving Syria with her pregnant mother and leaving behind her father and older brother, Jude struggles to find her place in the home of her uncle in the midwest. The novel is written in verse and captures the idea that in Jude's words "It is strange to feel lucky/for something that is making my heart feel so sad."