{"product_id":"home-is-not-a-country-safia-elhillo-paperback","title":"Home Is Not a Country -- Safia Elhillo, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK - A\u003ci\u003e KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nothing short of magic.\" --Elizabeth Acevedo, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Poet X\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed poet featured on \u003ci\u003eForbes Africa'\u003c\/i\u003es \"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.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003emy mother meant to name me for her favorite flower\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eits sweetness garlands made for pretty girls\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003ei imagine her yasmeen bright \u0026amp; alive\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp; i ache to have been born her instead\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNima 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Safia Elhillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Make Me a World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593177082\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019147559066,"sku":"9780593177082","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9780593177082.jpg?v=1774208106","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/home-is-not-a-country-safia-elhillo-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}