It’s only when they arrive in the US, does she realise how little English she actually does understand. This is exciting and terrifying in equal measure for Jude, but she is essential in their travel as she speaks English. Jude’s mother has a baby on the way, and it is decided they will move to America while things are unstable in their beloved Syria. They march and protest, and the unrest around them grows. All Jude wants is to carry on in peace and as they always have, but there is no stopping her brother and his university friends. He talks of democracy and against the Syrian president, claiming he is oppressing their people. Now that her big brother is older, he is losing his smile and becoming much more serious. They laugh at this, and then watch the movies all over again.īut times are changing. She thinks she looks a little like Julia Roberts, at least her wide mouth does. Jude and Fatima’s favourite thing to do is watch American movies. They are a close knit family living in a city in Syria. She loves chatting and laughing with her best friend Fatima and singing with her big brother too, but she is always being told to quieten down by her parents.
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