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Salma Makes a Home

Danny Ramadan

After nearly two years apart, Salma’s father joins the family in Canada. She is thrilled by the reunion but fears that he may miss Damascus so deeply that he will leave again. Salma shows Baba around their city and helps him learn English, while his memories of Syria make her recognize her own homesickness. The story follows the family as they navigate reunion, migration, and what home can mean.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
680L
ATOS Book Level
4.4
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
P
Themes
Cultural Heritage · Emotions · Family · Home · Immigration And Migration
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Annick Press
Published
May 9, 2023
Pages
120
ISBN-13
9781773217628
Language
English
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