"Other Words for Home" Quotes
A young girl from Syria navigates the challenges of leaving her home and adjusting to life in America.
middle grade | 352 pages | Published in 2019
Quotes
I think of the word home, and I think of the word comfort, and I think of the word safe.
Sometimes words are like water. Some float on the top, while others sink right to the bottom.
I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.
I don’t know why, but it’s easier for me to be brave for other people than it is for myself.
I am learning to be proud of who I am, even when everyone tells me I shouldn’t be.
Home doesn’t have to be a place. Home can be a person.
The best stories always begin with a journey.
Sometimes the things that scare you are the most worth doing.
I don’t want to fit in. I want to be me.
Change is hard, but it’s the only constant in life.





