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by Jasmine Warga

2019•Family•350 pages

Taste attributes: familydramawholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeGood-natured and emotional: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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Open Library rating

5.0 / 5

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About This Book

As Jude weaves her way through a journey of being an immigrant, her pregnant mother, and leaving all she has ever known behind. As she discovers america, "What will happen to Issa? And Babi?" Read to find out what happens to precious Jude and her family.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaFish out of water/culture clashComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Juvenile FictionImmigrantsSyriaNewbery HonorHalloweenEmigration and immigrationRefugee childrenSyrians

Details

Author
Jasmine Warga
Published
2019
Pages
350
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