Because of fears for their safety, the family makes the difficult decision to have Jude and her mother flee to America to live with Jude's mother's brother, Uncle Mazin. Jude's brother Issa is staunchly on the side of the rebels dreaming of a democracy instead of the repressive regime under Assad. Jude's family is overjoyed to learn that their mother is pregnant! However, everything changes when the Syrian Civil War brings violence and unrest. Jude's older brother Issa has always been there for her as a playmate, singing pop songs together, and also as a role model with strong convictions. Jude's father owns a shop where she visits daily and sneaks chips knowing that he adores having her visit.
She and her best friend Fatima love to act out songs and scenes from their favorite American movies and Jude dreams of becoming an actor one day. Her pretty coastal town is a popular tourist destination.
Jude loves living by the sea in Syria. What are some examples of kindness and compassion shown in the novel?.What are some examples of islamophobia and bigotry that the characters experience in the novel?.What are some of the themes present in the novel and what lessons does the author try to impart to the reader?.What are some of the symbols and motifs present in the novel? How does the symbolism help you better understand the characters and their motivations?.
Who are the main characters in Other Words for Home and what challenges do they face?.Greenburger Assoc.Essential Questions for Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga want the same things all of us do-love, understanding, safety, a chance at happiness.” Ages 8–12. Warga ( My Heart and Other Black Holes) effectively shows, as she writes in an author’s note, that “children who are fleeing from a war zone. Rhythmic lines distill Jude’s deepest emotions-homesickness, fear when her brother enters a war zone, shock over prejudice in the U.S., and a sense of victory when she receives a speaking role in the school play. Jude struggles to fit in among students who “don’t look like me,” but she remembers her brother’s parting words-“Be brave”-and finds comfort with her new friend Layla, whose parents are from Lebanon. In the U.S., Jude is warmly welcomed by her aunt and uncle but treated with cool indifference by her cousin, who abandons her at school, leaving Jude to navigate seventh grade in a new environment on her own. When violence erupts near their seaside city, Jude and her pregnant mother flee to Cincinnati to stay with Jude’s uncle and his family while her shopkeeper father and activist brother (“He is always talking about change”) stay behind. Written in first-person free verse, this timely book traces the internal journey of a young Syrian refugee adjusting to a new home and culture in the U.S.
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