Description: Home Is Not a Country, Paperback by Elhillo, Safia, ISBN 0593177088, ISBN-13 9780593177082, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 isnt different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she cant, 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 elses. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
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Book Title: Home Is Not a Country
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Religious / Muslim, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Poetry
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Item Weight: 6.2 Oz
Author: Safia Elhillo
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
