Awards and Honors2020 Charlotte Huck Award Honor Kirkus Best Books - 2019 Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2019 SLJ Best Books - 2019
NPR’s Book Concierge - 2019
CPL Best Books - 2019
CSMCL Best Books - 2019 Newbery Medal Honoree - 2020
The Walter Award Honoree Younger Readers Category - 2020
NCTE’s 2020 Notable Poetry List in the Notable Verse Novels Category
Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.
At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises—there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is.
Topics Refugees. Immigration. Syria. English as a second language (ESL). School plays. Friendship. Islamophobia. Hijab. Family life. Relatives. Stories in verse.
SRC Level 6.600000
SRC Points 10.000000
Lexile 930L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2019-05-06
JLG Release Date Oct 2019
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Realistic Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Realistic Fiction Middle Plus
Realistic Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
This 14-book category features stories with relatable characters that portray believable contemporary or historical real-life experiences.