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Jude is a Muslim Syrian girl navigating a new life in America, a country where she does not feel welcome because of her background and hijab. She learns to fend for herself as she enters seventh grade, and she eventually finds a friend to whom she can relate. A story that highlights the obstacles of integrating into a new country as a refugee, the terror of being separated from family, and what identity means to a young girl, this is a novel-in-verse that is accessible for middle-school students. In the classroom, the novel may inspire readers to expand their understanding of heritage, beliefs, and perspectives, and it is appropriate as a class-wide or independent novel study or in literature circles.