Home Is Not a Country
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0593177053
ISBN-13
9780593177051
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Imprint
Make Me a World
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 2nd, 2021
Print length
215 Pages
Weight
328 grams
Dimensions
14.80 x 21.70 x 2.60 cms
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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
?Nothing short of magic.? Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X
From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa's ?30 Under 30? list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home.
my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower
its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls
i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive
& i ache to have been born her instead
Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn't feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn't feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone.
As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen the name her parents meant to give her at birth Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
?Nothing short of magic.? Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X
From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa's ?30 Under 30? list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home.
my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower
its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls
i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive
& i ache to have been born her instead
Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn't feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn't feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone.
As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen the name her parents meant to give her at birth Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
Nothing short of magic. Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X
From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africas 30 Under 30 list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home.
my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower
its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls
i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive
& i ache to have been born her instead
Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesnt feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesnt feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn''t different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can''t, and suddenly her only refuge is gone.
As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosenthe name her parents meant to give her at birthYasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else''s. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
Nothing short of magic. Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X
From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africas 30 Under 30 list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home.
my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower
its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls
i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive
& i ache to have been born her instead
Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesnt feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesnt feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn''t different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can''t, and suddenly her only refuge is gone.
As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosenthe name her parents meant to give her at birthYasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else''s. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
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