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Cincinnati native Jasmine Warga Receives Newberry Medal For Her Novel, "Other Words For Home"

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Our literary contributor, Kelly Blewett, recently spoke by phone with Jasmine Warga, Cincinnati native and Newberry Award winning author of the young adult novel, Other Words For Home. The story centers on a young Syrian girl whose family emigrates to Cincinnati where she has to start her life over again.