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Yolanda Ridge

Middle Grade Author and Science Writer

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Tag: Jasmine Warga

The Shape of Thunder

Posted on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 by yridge

I really didn’t think Jasmine Warga could top Other Words for Home. I’m happy to say I was wrong. The Shape of Thunder is a brave book that tackles gun violence and believing in the impossible. The story is told in alternating points of view from two best friends, Cora and Quinn. It starts almost […]

Posted in Books, ReviewsTagged 2021, Jasmine Warga, Middle Grade

Other Words for Home

Posted on October 6, 2020September 21, 2020 by yridge

On the surface, Other Words for Home is about Jude’s move from Syria to America with her mother. It beautifully portrays Jude’s love of Syria and her heart break over leaving. I felt every bit of her pain as she’s forced to leave behind her Babba and her older brother who is fighting for change […]

Posted in Books, ReviewsTagged Jasmine Warga, Newbery Honor, Other Words for Home

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