Jude must learn to negotiate between what might be expected of her traditionally and what her life might be in America beyond the American movies and music she loved prior to moving. Her brother stays to join those who fight for a free and democratic country and her father stays to protect the family-owned business. Jude misses her home–and her father and brother who stay in Syria for different reasons. Jude is a Syrian girl who moves with her mother to stay with her mother’s brother and family in Cincinnati after civil war breaks out in Syria. HOLLY: So, this week, we also have a story about a young girl and how movement could create enormous displacement and emotional unsettling, but family holds it together. This week, we give our takes on Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga. This month, we look at books that address the concept of home and how that concept might be different from the typical or stereotypical. By Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH and Jean Schroeder, The IDEA School, Tucson, AZ
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